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General works
An overview is provided in Henk E. Chin and Hans Buddingh’, Surinam: Politics, Economics, and Society (1987); and Gerard A. Nagelkerke, Suriname, a Bibliography, 1940–1980 (1980). Radjnarain Mohanpersad Nannan Panday, Agriculture in Surinam, 1650–1940: An Inquiry into the Causes of Its Decline (1959), is a succinct analysis. Edward Dew, The Difficult Flowering of Surinam: Ethnicity and Politics in a Plural Society (1978), examines political history. Jack Menke, Restructuring Urban Employment and Poverty: The Case of Suriname (1998), looks at these factors in the country’s development. Pitou van Dijck (ed.), The Suriname Economy: Prospects for Sustainable Development (2001), presents an overview of the country’s economic policies and performance.
History
Historical works include R.A.J. van Lier, Frontier Society: A Social Analysis of the History of Surinam (1971; originally published in Dutch, 2nd ed., 1971); and Cornelis Ch. Goslinga, A Short History of the Netherlands Antilles and Surinam (1979). Rosemarijn Hoefte and Peter Meel (eds.), Twentieth-Century Suriname: Continuities and Discontinuities in a New World Society (2001), looks at long-term development and trends.
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- Jack K. Menke
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Profile: Literacy rate removed. | Oct 15, 2026 | ||
| Article updated. | Nov 21, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC News - Suriname country profile. | Aug 26, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CRW Flags - Flag of Suriname. | Jan 05, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: CRW Flags - Flag of Suriname. | Jan 05, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: globalEDGE - Suriname: Introduction. | Oct 18, 2022 | ||
| In the History section, noted Bouterse's conviction for murder in December 2019 and added the results of the May 2020 election for the National Assembly. | Oct 29, 2020 | ||
| Country Profile: Updated Head of state and government. | Oct 27, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: Interesting Facts for Kids - Interesting Suriname Facts. | Nov 08, 2019 | ||
| In the Finance, Trade, and Services section, updated the list of Suriname's main trade partners. | Jul 23, 2019 | ||
| Country Profile: Expanded country profile. | Aug 28, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Suriname. | Sep 26, 2017 | ||
| Added locator map to the Introduction. | Jun 16, 2017 | ||
| In Finance, trade, and services section, added data charts. | Jun 16, 2017 | ||
| In the People section, updated the characterizations of ethnicity, religious affiliation, urban-rural settlement, and age breakdown. | Jun 16, 2017 | ||
| In Ethnic groups, Religion, Settlement patterns, and Demographic trends sections, added data charts. | Jun 16, 2017 | ||
| In the History section, added a description of economic developments in 2015–16, including the "stand-by arrangement" with Suriname approved by the IMF in May 2016. | Jun 16, 2017 | ||
| In the Finance, trade, and services section, added the United Arab Emirates to the list of principal trading partners. | Jun 16, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Tourism Site of Suriname. | Dec 06, 2016 | ||
| Country Profile: Revised footnotes. | Mar 09, 2016 | ||
| Changed the NDP's representation in the National Assembly as a result of the 2015 election from 27 seats to 26 seats and V7 coalition's from 17 seats to 18; also noted Boutrese's inauguration into a second term as president in August. | Jan 22, 2016 | ||
| Noted the results of the May 2015 legislative election. | Jun 09, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: Lonely Planet - Suriname. | May 08, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Iloveindia.com - Suriname. | Jan 04, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Maps of World - Suriname. | Jan 04, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: U.S. Department of State - Suriname. | Jan 03, 2013 | ||
| Added mention of the parliament's passage of legislation granting immunity for human rights violations conducted during military rule under Desi Bouterse. | Apr 05, 2012 | ||
| Country Profile: Added name of head of state and head of government, along with urban-rural, life expectancy, literacy, and GNI per capita statistics. | Mar 13, 2012 | ||
| Updated with Bouterse's election to the presidency. | Jul 22, 2010 | ||
| Country Profile: Updated area and population figures. | Mar 12, 2010 | ||
| Clarified that the European Union succeeded the European Economic Community. | Dec 29, 2009 | ||
| Changed "The Anton de Kom University" to "The Anton de Kom University of Suriname." | Nov 20, 2009 | ||
| Cultural Life section thoroughly revised. | Nov 12, 2009 | ||
| Economy section thoroughly revised. | Nov 12, 2009 | ||
| Government section thoroughly revised. | Nov 12, 2009 | ||
| History section revised and updated. | Nov 12, 2009 | ||
| People section thoroughly revised. | Nov 12, 2009 | ||
| Introduction to article thoroughly revised. | Nov 12, 2009 | ||
| Land section of article revised and updated. | Nov 12, 2009 | ||
| Bibliography revised and updated. | Nov 12, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: National Geographic - Travel and Cultures - Suriname. | Apr 17, 2009 | ||
| Map added. | Oct 15, 2008 | ||
| Media added. | Oct 15, 2008 | ||
| Updated to include recent history (2005 election and maritime boundary dispute ruling). | Nov 20, 2007 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Dec 14, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: Library of Congress - Suriname - Selected Internet Resources. | Aug 08, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: Central Intelligence Agency - The World Factbook - Suriname. | Jul 24, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | May 12, 2005 | ||
| Article revised. | May 17, 2002 | ||
| Article revised. | Mar 10, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 26, 1999 |
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