This volume examines 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 examines 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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CHAITRAM SINGH is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Berry College, Georgia, and a native of Guyana.
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United States, Forbes Burnham, Caribbean Contact, Catholic Standard, British Guiana, Walter Rodney, Cheddi Jagan, House of Israel, Guyana Defense Force, Guyana Human Rights Association, Great Britain, People's Progressive Party, New York, People's Temple, Commonwealth Caribbean, Non-Aligned Movement, People's National Congress, World War, Country Reports, Liberator Party, United Nations, British Caribbean, Guyana Emergent, Guyana Human Rights Report, Third World New!
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The Cooperative Republic of Guyana is the only one of its kind in the world. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Forbes Burnham, Caribbean Contact, Catholic Standard, British Guiana, Walter Rodney, Cheddi Jagan, House of Israel, Guyana Defense Force, Guyana Human Rights Association, Great Britain, People's Progressive Party, New York, People's Temple, Commonwealth Caribbean, Non-Aligned Movement, People's National Congress, World War, Country Reports, Liberator Party, United Nations, British Caribbean, Guyana Emergent, Guyana Human Rights Report, Third World New!
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