Unmasking the State: Politics, Society and Economy in Guyana 1992-2015

Unmasking the State: Politics, Society and Economy in Guyana 1992-2015
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Publisher : Ian Randle Publishers
Total Pages : 594
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ISBN-10 : 9766379815
ISBN-13 : 9789766379810
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Download or read book Unmasking the State: Politics, Society and Economy in Guyana 1992-2015 written by Arif Bulkan and published by Ian Randle Publishers. This book was released on 2019-09-27 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guyana, a former British colony, obtained independence in 1966, following the collapse of a multi-racial nationalist movement and instability fomented by the US and UK governments. Standard political economy and historical analyses of post-independence Guyana tend to focus on the period of authoritarian rule under the People's National Congress party, and the introduction of an IMF-supervised economic recovery programme. The analyses rarely go beyond the return to formal electoral democracy in 1992. Unmasking the State fills a critical gap in our understanding of the last three decades of Guyanese political, economic, social and cultural life under the People's Progressive Party in the context of evolving regional and global geopolitical realities. It offers a detailed and nuanced examination of the post-1992 period, within a larger context where historical divisions, persistent attempts to tinker with and reinterpret the defective 1980 constitution, and systemic and institutional failures have produced waves of authoritarianism and corruption. It includes a stimulating range and diversity of perspectives from academics and activists, multidisciplinary in their engagement of history, politics, anthropology, economics, feminist, queer, Indigenous and environmental studies.


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