Guyana: From State Control to Free Markets

by John Gafar

Overview

Identifying a lack of social cohesions as the primary reason for Guyana's lack of development and political stability, Gafar (economics, Long Island U., C.W. Post Campus) explores the performance of the former British colony's economy during the period of market liberalization policies. He concentrates on social indicators of welfare as well as standard measures of economic performance. He is generally supportive of market liberalization, claiming that it has generally served Guyana well, but argues that more must be done in the realms of interest rate and capital account policies. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781590336472
Publisher:	Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date:	07/01/2003
Pages:	366
Sales rank:	765,771
Product dimensions:	7.09(w) x 9.84(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgement	xix
	Abbreviations and Acronyms	xxi
	Introduction	xxiii
Chapter 1	Geography, Historical Background, and Recent Political Developments	1
Chapter 2	Population Growth, Gender Inequality, Ethnicity, and Household Characteristics	25
Chapter 3	The Growth Experience	35
Chapter 4	Structural Adjustment, Macro-Economic Performance, and Fiscal Reforms	61
Chapter 5	Monetary Reforms, Money and Prices	85
Chapter 6	Trade and Exchange Rate Reforms, and the Foreign Debt	107
Chapter 7	Production Indicators	135
Chapter 8	Employment, Wages and Industrial Unrests	165
Chapter 9	Poverty, Inequality and Some Strategies for Poverty Reduction	187
Chapter 10	Education: Performance and Equity Issues	221
Chapter 11	The Performance of Health Indicators and Equity Issues in Public Spending on Health	261
Chapter 12	Governance	287
Chapter 13	Conclusion	313
	References	331
	Name Index	355
	Subject Index	359