Guyana country studies




Guyana country studies Acknowledgments Preface Introduction History The Dutch Settle in Guyana British Take Over The Shortage of Labor Border Dispute with Venezuela Political and Social Awakenings Political and Social Changes in the 1900S The Development of Political Parties Preindependence Government, 1953-66 The Interim Government, 1953-57 The Second Ppp Government, 1957-61, and Racial Politics Ppp Reelection and Debacle Independence and the Burnham Era The Cooperative Republic From Burnham to Hoyte Geography Rivers Climate Society Population Ethnic Composition Population Distribution Urban Population Emigration Ethnic Groups Afro-Guyanese Indo-Guyanese Portuguese and Chinese Amerindians Development of Ethnic Identity Ideologies of Race and Class Family and Kinship Structure Indo-Guyanese Patterns Religion Christianity Hinduism Islam Obeah and Amerindian Practices Cults Religion and Politics Education Education Policy and the Teaching Profession Primary Schools Secondary Schools Institutions of Higher Education Attitudes Toward Education Health and Welfare Health Health and Welfare Services Economy History of the Economy History of the Economy - Postindependence The Economy - Structure Parallel Economy Economy - Infrastructure Economy - Government Policy The Economic Recovery Program Labor Agriculture Sugar Rice Forestry Fisheries Livestock Mining Gold and Diamonds Industry Manufacturing Government and Politics Constitutional Background Independence Constitution Constitution of 1980 Government Institutions Legislature Judiciary Other National Institutions Local Government Civil Service Political Dynamics Political Parties Interest Groups Foreign Relations Relations with the United States Relations with Venezuela Relations with Brazil Relations with Suriname Relations with Britain Relations with the Commonwealth Caribbean Relations with Communist Countries Bibliography

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