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080 _a01.01.06 H797
100 _aHoppie, Maurice Reginald
245 _aMahaica-Mahaicony-Abary project : socioeconomic change in Guyana
260 _bUniversity Microfilms International
_aAnn ArbourUS
_c1985
300 _axiv, 262 p.
520 _aReviews the economic history of Guyana focussing on the plantation economy and on the evolution of the rice industry. Discusses the ideology, hopes, and dreams of the Guyanese people and developmental programming and planning since world warii. Describes the demographic and geo-physical setting of the MMA Project. Discusses its funding, progress and problems and draws lessons relating to ideology, independence and dependence, decentralization, and benefits.
583 _c3/7/00
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942 _cM
_mH797
999 _c14914
_d14914