| The              Library of Congress>>Especially              for Researchers>>Research              Centers   Home >> Country             Studies >> BoliviaFindinFederal Research                      Division PagesResearchers                      Web PagesAll Library of Congress PagesA Country Study: Bolivia**Library of Congress Call Number F3308                   .B685 1991**- Bolivia  ForewordAcknowledgments
- Preface  Country                       Profile - Visit new updated                       Profile(PDF)- Country  GeographySociety
- Economy  Transportation                           and CommunicationsGovernment                           and Politics
- National                           Security:   Introduction- Chapter                       1 - Historical Setting  (Maria Luise Wagner)                          - Pre-Columbian                           Civilization  Conquest                           and Colonial Rule, 1532-1809- Conquest                               and Settlement  The                               Economy of Upper PeruState,                               Church, and Society
- Independence                           from Spain and the Early National Period, 1809-39    - Struggle                               for Independence  Construction                               of Bolivia: Bol�var, Sucre, and Santa CruzPolitical                           Instability and Economic Decline, 1839-79
- From                           the war of the Pacific to the Chaco War, 1879- 1935    - War                               of the Pacific  Reconstruction                               and the Rule of the ConservativesThe                               Liberal Party and the Rise of Tin
- The                               Republican Party and the Great Depression  The                               Chaco WarPrelude                           to Revolution, 1935-52
Radical                               Military Government
- The                               Rise of New Political Groups  The                               "Sexenio," 1946-52The                           Bolivian National Revolution, 1952-64
Radical                               Reforms
- The                               Unfinished Revolution   Military                           Rule, 1964-82- The                               Presidency of Barrientos  Revolutionary                               Nationalism: Ovando and TorresThe                               Banzer Regime
- Transition                               to Democracy       - Chapter                       2 - The Society and Its Environment  (Patricia Kluck)                            - Geography        - Natural                               Regions          - Mountains                                   and Altiplano  Yungas                                   and Other ValleysLowlands
- Climate   Population                           and Regional DistributionEthnic                           Groups
Lowland                               Indians
- Altiplano,                               Yungas, and Valley Indians  Mestizos                               and CholosWhites
- Social                           Organization    - Rural                               Society  Urban                               Society- The                                   Working Class  The                                   Upper ClassThe                                   Middle Class
- Family                               and Kin   Migration                           and Urbanization- Migration  UrbanizationReligion
- Education  Health                           and Social Security- Chapter                       3 - The Economy  (Daniel J. Seyler)                          - Growth                           and Structure of the Economy  Economic                           Policy- Fiscal                               Policy    - Expenditures  RevenuesMonetary                               and Exchange Rate Policies
- Labor    - Formal                               Sector  Informal                               SectorAgriculture
Land                               Tenure
- Land                               Reform and Land Policy  Land                               UseCrops
Food                                   Crops
- Cash                                   Crops  CocaFarming                               Technology
- Livestock  Forestry                               and FishingEnergy
Petroleum                               and Natural Gas
- Electricity   Mining- Structure                               of the Mining Industry  Tin                               and Related MetalsOther                               Metals and Minerals
- Manufacturing                           and Construction  Services- Banking                               and Financial Services  TransportationCommunications
- Tourism   Foreign                           and Economic Relations- Foreign                               Trade  Balance                               of PaymentsDebt
- Foreign                               Assistance       - Chapter                       4 - Government and Politics  (Eduardo A. Gamarra)                            - Constitutional                           Background  Governmental                           Structure- The                               Executive   The                           Legislature- The                               Judiciary  The                               Electoral SystemDepartmental                               and Local Government
- Political                           Dynamics    - The                               Legacy of the 1952 Revolution  The                               Tortuous Transition to DemocracyDemocracy                               and Economic Stabilization
- The                               1989 Elections  Political                               Forces and Interest Groups- Political                                   Parties  The                                   MilitaryOrganized                                   Labor
- The                                   Peasantry  Regional                                   Civic CommitteesThe                                   Private Sector
- The                               Media   Foreign                           Relations - The                               United States  The                               Soviet UnionThe                               Third World
- Neighboring                               Countries  Membership                               in International Organizations- Chapter                       5 - National Security  (Rex A. Hudson)                          - Evolution                           of the Military Role in Society and Government      - Early                               History  The                               Legacy of the Chaco WarReorganization                               of the Armed Forces, 1952-66
- The                               Counterinsurgency Decade  Military                               Intervention in Politics, 1970-85The                           Armed Forces
Mission                               and Organization
- Army  NavyAir                               Force
- Civil                               Aeronautics  Civic                               ActionDefense                               Budget
- Manpower                           and Training    - Conscription  Ranks,                               Uniforms, and InsigniaMilitary                               Schools
- Military                               Justice   Foreign                           Military Assistance in the 1980's- The                               United States  Other                               Foreign Military TiesThe                           Security Forces
Historical                               Background
- Mission                               and Organization  Special                               Police ForcesRegional                               Police Structure
- Recruitment                               and Training   Threats                           to Internal Security- Narcotics                               Trafficking    - Narcoterrorism  Narcotics                                   CorruptionBilateral                                   and Legislative Antinarcotics Measures
- Antinarcotics                                   Forces and Operations  Attitudes                                   Toward Antinarcotics ForcesSubversive                               Groups
- Crime                           and Punishment    - The                               Criminal Justice System      - General                                   Procedures  ExtraditionImpact                                   of Narcotics Trafficking
- The                               Penal System  Incidence                               of Crime- Appendix. Tables    BibliographyGlossary

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