Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "People's National Congress Reform" in English language version.
In the pursuit of "cooperative socialism" the state came to control 80 percent of the economy… Hugh Desmond Hoyte became president after Burnham's death in 1985. He introduced economic reform policies that helped the country recover from its economic stagnation and decline. Along with dismantling of the socialist framework of Guyana's economy…
We condemned the anti-Marxist, anti-communist position of the PNC, and the reactionary and utopian ideas of "democratic social-ism" and "cooperative socialism," and counter-posed scientific socialism… However, the PNC's brand of socialism was proclaimed as "cooperative socialism"… The PNC advocates cooperative socialism
…while the PNC positioned itself as a moderate socialist party that would protect private property and welcome foreign investment under acceptable conditions.
It has been a paradox of Guyana's political history that despite the PPP and the PNC claiming to be left-wing parties, they both became captive of the bourgeoisie class in Guyana.
Although the left-wing impulse was primarily maintained by the PPP, it was also present within the People's National Congress (PNC), despite the PNC's growing alignment with American hemispheric interests.
The PNC has drifted from declaring itself libertarian in 1968 to being communist in the early 1970s. In 1969, Mr. Burnham declared his dissatisfaction with the free enterprise system and his willingness to embrace Marxism/Leninism.
