| The              Library of Congress>>Especially              for Researchers>>Research              Centers   Home >> Country             Studies >> MexicoFindinFederal Research                      Division PagesResearchers                      Web PagesAll Library of Congress PagesA Country Study: Mexico**Library of Congress Call Number F1208                   .M5828 1997**- Mexico  ForewordAcknowledgments
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- Geography  SocietyEconomy
- Transportation                           and Telecommunications  Government                           and PoliticsNational                           Security
- Introduction     - Chapter                       1 - Historical Setting  (Richard Haggerty)                            - Preconquest                           Mexico        - Ancient                               Mexico  The                               AztecThe                           Spanish Conquest
- New                           Spain    - Encomiendas  Colonial                               AdministrationSocioeconomic                               Structures
- The                           Road to Independence    - The                               Bourbon Reforms  Early                               Discontent: Criollos and ClergyWars                           of Independence, 1810-21
Hidalgo                               and Morelos
- Iturbide                               and the Plan of Iguala   Empire                           and Early Republic, 1821-55- The                               Abortive Empire, 1821-23  The                               Federalist Republic, 1824-36Centralism                               and the Caudillo State, 1836-55
The                                   Constitution of 1836
- The                                   Loss of Texas  The                                   Mexican-American WarTreaty                                   of Guadalupe Hidalgo
- Reform                           and French Intervention, 1855-67    - The                               Revolution of Ayutla and the Reform Laws  Civil                               War and the French InterventionThe                           Restoration, 1867-76
- The                           Porfiriato, 1876-1910    - Porfirian                               Modernization  Society                               under the PorfiriatoThe                           Revolution, 1910-20
The                               Early Phase
- Madero's                               Government  The                               Huerta DictatorshipThe                               Constitution of 1917
- Carranza's                               Presidency   The                           Constructive Phase, 1920-40- The                               Obreg�n Presidency, 1920-24  The                               Calles Presidency, 1924-28The                               Maximato
- Cardenismo                               and the Revolution Rekindled, 1934-40   From                           Revolution to Governance, 1940-82- �vila                               Camacho's Wartime Presidency, 1940-46  The                               Alem�n Sexenio, 1946-52The                               Ruiz Cortines Sexenio, 1952-58
- L�pez                               Mateos and the Return to Revolutionary Policies,                               1958-64  Authoritarianism                               Unveiled, 1964-70Reconciliation                               and Redistribution, 1970-76
- Recovery                               and Relapse, 1976-82   "The                           Crisis" Begins, 1982To                           the Brink and Back, 1982-88
The                               de la Madrid Sexenio, 1982-88
- The                               United States and the Crisis in Mexico  Economic                               HardshipCarlos                           Salinas de Gortari: Economic Liberalization, Political                           Indecision
The                               Passing of the Torch, 1987-88
- President                               Salinas       - Chapter                       2 - The Society and Its Environment  (Dennis M. Hanratty)                            - Physical                           Setting        - Topography                               and Drainage  Seismic                               ActivityClimate
- Environmental                               Conditions   PopulationEthnicity                           and Language
- Income                           Distribution  Structure                           of Society- Social                               Indicators  Social                               SpendingUrban                               Society
- Rural                               Society  Interpersonal                               RelationsRole                               of Women
- Religion    - Church-State                               Relations  Popular                               BeliefsEducation
- Health                           Care and Social Security    - Mortality                               Patterns  Morbidity                               PatternsSocial                               Security
Chapter                       3 - The Economy
 (Timothy Goodman)                       
Growth                           and Structure of the Economy
Early                               Years
- Revolution                               and Aftermath  The                               Great DepressionPostwar                               Economic Growth
- Deterioration                               in the 1970s  1982                               Crisis and RecoveryMacroeconomic                           Management
External                               Debt
- Inflation  PrivatizationLabor                           Force
Labor                               Legislation
- Labor                               Unions   Financial                           System- Banking                               System  Stock                               ExchangeExchange                               Rate
- Agriculture    - Land                               Tenure  Government                               Agricultural PolicyGrain                               Production
- Fresh                               Fruits and Vegetables  Other                               CropsLivestock
- Forestry  FishingIndustry
Manufacturing
- Construction                                  Energy                           and Mining- Petroleum  ElectricityNonfuel                               Mining
- Transportation                           and Telecommunications    - Roads  RailroadsRapid                               Transit
- Ports                               and Shipping  Air                               TransportationTelecommunications
- Radio  TelevisionTourism
- Foreign                           Trade    - Imports  ExportsComposition                               of Exports
- Trade                               Balance  Direction                               of TradeTrade                               Agreements
- Balance                           of Payments    - Current                               Account  Capital                               AccountForeign                               Investment Regulation
- The                           Future of the Economy      - Chapter                       4 - Government and Politics  (Marisabel Brás)                            - Constitutional                           History        - Nineteenth-Century                               Constitutions  Constitution                               of 1917 Government                           Structure
Executive
- Legislative  JudicialState                               Government
- Local                               Government   The                           Party System- Institutional                               Revolutionary Party  National                               Action PartyDemocratic                               Revolutionary Party
- Minor                               Opposition Parties   Institutions                           of Civil Society- Organized                               Labor  Business                               OrganizationsThe                               Church
- The                               Media   The                           Electoral Process and Political Dynamics- The                               Electoral Process  The                               1988 ElectionsThe                               Salinas Presidency: Reform and Retrenchment
- Foreign                           Relations    - Relations                               with the United States  Relations                               with CubaRelations                               with Guatemala
- Relations                               with Other Latin American Countries  Membership                               in International OrganizationsProspects                           for the Future
Chapter                       5 - National Security
 (Jean R. Tartter)                       
History                           and Traditions of the Armed Forces
The                               Wars of Independence, 1810-21
- War                               with the United States, 1846  The                               Military Phase of the Revolution, 1910-17Professionalization                               of the Armed Forces, 1920-46 
- The                               Mexican Military in World War II  The                               Military in Civilian PoliticsNational                           Security Concerns
Tasks                               and Missions
- United                               States Concerns  Treaty                               ObligationsArmed                           Forces
Constitutional                               and Legal Basis
- Organization                               of National Defense  ArmyAir                               Force
- Rural                               Defense Force  Civic                               ActionSecretariat                               of the Navy
- Defense                           Spending  Domestic                           Defense ProductionPersonnel
Recruitment                               and Conscription
- Education                               and Training  Pay                               and BenefitsUniforms,                               Ranks, and Insignia
- Public                           Order and Internal Security    - The                               Chiapas Rebellion  Police                               and Law Enforcement OrganizationsNational                               Intelligence Agencies
- Human                               Rights Concerns  Criminal                               Justice SystemPrison                               Conditions
- Narcotics                               Trafficking  Security                               Concerns for the 1990's and Beyond- Appendix. Tables    BibliographyGlossary

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