Introduction
I would like to remind readers about the four groups upon which the analysis is based (see previous column SN Jan 23, 2013). The groups are: (i) East Indian elites (EIE), (ii) African Guyanese elites (AGE), (iii) East Indian masses (EIM), and (iv) African Guyanese masses (AGM). The groups compete for economic resources and opportunities, whether it be a job or procurement of goods from the State. We will introduce a fifth group later in the analysis but will take their interaction as given. It was noted in the previous column how the constitution allows leaders from the two ethnic elites to mobilize within their own ethnic group. Therefore, we have both class and ethnic interactions determining resource distributions and political behaviour.
Turnover in government can be a good thing in a fledgling democracy.