Author: Daniel P. Erikson | Journal of Democracy

Daniel P. Erikson is director of Caribbean programs at the Inter-American Dialogue, the Washington-based policy forum on Western Hemispheric affairs. He is coeditor of Transforming Socialist Economies: Lessons for Cuba and Beyond (2005).

October 2005, Volume 16, Issue 4

The Caribbean: Democracy Adrift?

Daniel P. Erikson
Adam Minson

From hurricanes to ethnic and political tensions, the past decade has not been easy for the countries of the Caribbean Community. What does the future hold for these small democracies?

Latin America’s Struggle for Democracy

Marc F. Plattner
Larry Diamond
Diego Abente-Brun

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