The University of the West Indies Press
Empowering a Peasantry in a Caribbean Context: The Case of Land Settlement Schemes in Guyana, 1865-1985
Carl B. Greenidge
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Empowering a Peasantry in a Caribbean Context: The Case of Land Settlement Schemes in Guyana, 1865-1985
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An exploration of the land settlement schemes of Guyana over 160 years. It analyzes the interrelationships of conflicting forces in the political economy of Guyana, which frustrated attempts at empowerment of the peasantry. The impact of these schemes on social differentiation is also discussed.

Language
English
ISBN
976-640-068-7
CONTENTS
ILLUSTRATIONS
FOREWORD
PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
NOTE ON CURRENCIES
ABBREVIATIONS
1. SCOPE OF STUDY AND DEFINITION OF LAND SETTLEMENT SCHEMES
2. AN AFRICAN 'PEASANTRY' IN UNFREE LABOUR AND LAND MARKETS
3. THE ETHNIC APPROACH, 1865-1905
4. BITTERSWEET POLITICS, 1906-1947
5. LSSs IN THE STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE, 1948-1964
6. HINTERLAND DEVELOPMENT UNDER COOPERATIVE SOCIALISM, 1965-1980
7. THE END OF COLONIZATION, 1981-1985
8. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
APPENDIX: TABLES
Table I: Land Settlement Schemes Established in Guyana, 1865-1980
Table 2: Technology Employed in Production of Paddy on LSSs, 1906-1967
Table 3: Statement of the Terms of Land Acquisition of Land by Settlers
Table 4: Cumulative Arrears in Payments of Rents and D&I Rates in Recent Years
Table 5: Cost of Acquisition, Reconditioning and Laying out of Plantations Acquired by the State
Table 6: Schedule of Number of Rice Mills for Period 1906-1980
Table 7: Rice Yields on Selected LSSs in Stated Years
Table 8: Land Settlement Schemes: Estimated Capital Investment
Table 9: Cooperative Membership on Selected LSSs
NOTES
Chapter I
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
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