Conversations and Great Expectations Narrowing the Gulf Between Public Policy and Public Opinion

The book is a compendium of Social Media exchanges on the State Of Human Development in Jamaica and the World as at 2019. Primarily concerned with the creation of a more participatory democracy and effective political governance in Jamaica, the events which have controlled the news cycle locally and globally, provided rich fodder for members of FIWI Forum, a Face Book members discussion group of practicing 'contrarians' with perhaps a variegated, idealistic perspective of how to improve the lot of peoples everywhere; our common objective. This text is therefore a motley collection of informed views of how our global village might be rid of much of the misery which currently besets the vast majority of its populace in the face of ever-increasing greed and bigotry. It is subdivided into six thematic areas to improve its coherence:1. Jamaica's disappointing socioeconomic performance2. Energy: The Achilles Heel of Economic Growth in Jamaica3.Keep Your Red Muddy Fingers Out of the Cockpit Country!4. All 'Politricks' is Local5. Police State/Corrupt State6.Miscellany; Not Trivia!Readers should find the informal tone of the conversations a great aid in our attempt to make easier reading of often-times quite involved topics, technically.