Problems of democratic transition in Guyana: mistakes and miscalculations in 1992

Abstract

Contrary to the experiences of most countries emerging from authori tarian rule, the return of free and fair elections in Guyana and the concomitant fall of the authoritarian People's National Congress (PNC) regime in 1992, which had governed the country for an uninterrupted 28 years, have not led to democratization of the society and economic development. Instead the country has been gripped by ongoing political instability that manifests itself as racial violence, party rivalry and zero sum politics that have led to a dysfunctional state and society and the exacerbation of socio-economic problems. This paper argues that one of the principal reasons for this development is the failure of the PPP to forge a National Consensus just prior to the 1992 elections and immediately

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