Globalisation is said to have diminished the capacity of states to regulate their economies. However, while a body of doctrine has developed concerning the need for capable, independent regulation, there is relative paucity of theoretical discussion concerning the nature of state regulatory...

This article pays tribute to Professor Edwin Jones, the preeminent scholar of public administration and executive government in the Caribbean. We examine Jones' work through the lens of "public service bargains," the mainly implicit understandings between public servants, politicians, and civil...