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Guyana: Politics In A Plantation Society (Washington Papers)
by Chaitram Singh
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ISBN Number: 9780275929893
Subtitle: Politics in a Plantation Society
Written by: Singh, Chaitram
Published by: Praeger Publishers
Location: New York :
Filed Under: History
Filed Under: Politics and government
Filed Under: Ethnic Studies
Filed Under: Guyana
Filed Under: Guyana History 1803-1966.
Filed Under: Ethnic Studies, General
Filed Under: Latin America, South America
Filed Under: Guyana Politics and government 1966-
Edition Description: Hardcover
Series: Washington Papers
Series Volume: 28
Date of Publication: July 1988
Cover Type: Hardcover
Grade Level: Professional and scholarly
Written in: English
Illustrations: Yes
Number of Pages: 175
Book Size: 9.56x6.28x.71 in. .97 lbs.
This volume looks at the politics and government of Guyana from World War II to the present. Professor Singh ably describes the downfall of a nation which, when it became independent in 1966, had good prospects, ample resources, and a relatively educated population. He looks at how a liberal democracy succumbed to authoritarian tendencies, resulting in a defacto one-party state. Next, the author demonstrates how economic development became a casualty of over-centralilzed political and economic decision making. He argues that the persistence of underdevelopment in ex-colonies such as Guyana is traceable to domestic causes.
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