Packet 2: Tossup 5

An economist from this country co-founded the Tapia House Movement and developed a model of “growth without development” with Kari (-5[1])Polanyi Levitt. The Spiritual Baptist (-5[1])preacher “Buzz” Butler led labor riots on this country’s oilfields and created a namesake Home Rule party. Discontent with austerity measures sparked a 1990 coup attempt by this country’s Islamic fundamentalist group Jamaat al (10[1])Muslimeen, (-5[1])who took A. N. R. Robinson hostage in (10[1])the Red House. (-5[1])A book from this home country of (-5[1])Lloyd Best inspired a response by Seymour Drescher (10[1])that proposed (10[1])the British Empire committed “econocide.” This country’s city of Chaguaramas (“cha-gwa-RA-muss”) was intended (-5[1])as the de facto (10[1])capital of the West Indies Federation, (10[1]-5[1])which fell apart when Jamaica and this country left. For 10 points, Capitalism and Slavery (10[1])author (10[1])Eric Williams (10[2])led (10[1])what country from (-5[1])Port of Spain? (10[2])■END■ (10[7])

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