{"product_id":"guyana-chaitram-singh-9780275929893","title":"Guyana: Politics in a Plantation Society","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chaitram Singh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0275929892\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780275929893\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/1988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.56h x 6.28w x 0.71d","brand":"Chaitram Singh","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44254714953983,"sku":"9780275929893","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6c1b82ae-e828-4a13-843c-e6883278379c.jpg?v=1694613953","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/guyana-chaitram-singh-9780275929893","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}