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Britain's Pro-Federation Policy in the Caribbean: An Inquiry into Motivation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2014

Jesse Harris Proctor Jr.
Jesse Harris Proctor Jr.*
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American Universityat Cairo
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The Maxim “divide and rule” has often been supposed to govern the policy of imperial powers with respect to their dependencies. The United Kingdom, however, has for many years favoured the closer association of its colonies in the Caribbean area, and since 1945 has been actively promoting their federation. As this effort approaches a successful conclusion, it is of some interest to inquire into the reasons for the adoption and pursuit of a policy which seems so much at variance with one of the classic precepts of imperialism.

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Canadian Journal of Economics and Political Science/Revue canadienne de economiques et science politique , Volume 22 , Issue 3 , August 1956 , pp. 319 - 331
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Copyright © Canadian Political Science Association 1956

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