Guyana - Politics in a Plantation Society

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.

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.

About the author

CHAITRAM SINGH is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Berry College, Mt. Berry, Georgia. He is the author of Guyana: Politics in a Plantation Society (Praeger, 1988).

Product details

• Authors: Chaitram Singh, Singh Chaitram
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 17
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.07.1988
• EAN: 9780275929893
• ISBN: 978-0-275-92989-3
• No. of pages: 178
• Weight: 425 g
• Series: Politics in Latin America
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; History of Ideas, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, HISTORY / Social History, Politics & government, Politics and government, Geography and World Cultures