Altink, Henrice orcid.org/0000-0001-9123-0722 (2022) The politics of infrastructure in inner-city communities in Kingston, Jamaica, from 1962 to 2020. Journal of Urban History. ISSN 0096-1442
Abstract
The ‘politics of infrastructure’ reproduces inequality, leaving many urban residents without access to water, sanitation, and other basic services. Inner-city residents in Kingston, the capital of Jamaica, have long coped with poor drainage and waste collection that increases flood and health risks. Drawing upon a wide range of sources, this study examines how a system of patronage and partisan politics in Jamaica has helped to (re)produce this infrastructural deficit that has harmful effects on many inner-city residents, from independence in 1962 to the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, the busiest on record. In doing so, it will enhance understanding of the nature of Jamaican politics at the local level, highlighting that politics of the Kingston and St Andrew Corporation (KSAC) – the municipal council – was marked by a continuous interaction between citizens, councillors, MPs and civil servants, and that short-term jobs and contracts were the most important avenues of patronage
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022, The Author |
Keywords: | jamaica,politics,flooding,crime,corruption,infrastructure,Caribbean |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (York) > History (York) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number AHRC AH/R00398X/1 |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 10 Jun 2022 14:00 |
Last Modified: | 13 Jan 2025 00:08 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1177/00961442211068031 |
Status: | Published online |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/00961442211068031 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:187902 |
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