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Civil Society, New Actors & New Roles to build a New Guyana

By Peter Ramsaroop, MBA What exactly is “civil society”? The much-quoted 19th century French philosopher Alexis de Tocqueville is often used to describe what is meant by the term. Indeed, De Tocqueville’s positive account of what is termed “nineteenth century associationalism” in the United States “stressed volunteerism, community spirit and independent associational life as protections [...]

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Building an economic plan for 2005 & Beyond

By Peter R. Ramsaroop, MBA Taking the side of innovation and expanding our economic base is key to developing the success of Guyana’s young people and our private sector. In previous columns, different ideas were explored that could help make the slogan — Guyana – Open for Business, a reality. We are already at the [...]