| The              Library of Congress>>Especially              for Researchers>>Research              Centers   Home >> Country             Studies >> VenezuelaFindinFederal Research                      Division PagesResearchers                      Web PagesAll Library of Congress PagesA Country Study: Venezuela**Library of Congress Call Number F2308                   .W4 1993**- Venezuela  ForewordAcknowledgments
- Preface  Country                       Profile  - Visit new updated                       Profile(PDF)- Geography  SocietyEconomy
- Transportation                           and Telecommunications  Government                           and PoliticsNational                           Security 
- Introduction     - Chapter                       1 - Historical Setting  (James D. Rudolph)                            - Discovery                           and Conquest  Spanish                           Colonial LifeThe                           Epic of Independence
- A                           Century of Caudillismo  The                           Transition to Democratic RuleThe                           Triumph of Democracy
Chapter                       2 - The Society and Its Environment
 (Iêda Siqueira                       Wiarda)                       
Geography
Topography
- Climate  HydrographyPopulation                           Dynamics 
Population                               Profile
- Migration  Settlement                               PatternsSocial                           Structure
The                               Elite
- The                               Middle Class  PeasantsWorkers                               and the Urban Lower Class
- Ethnic                           Groups   Modernization,                           Social Values, and ReligionSocial                           Welfare 
Education
- Health                               and Social Security       - Chapter                       3 - The Economy  (Daniel J. Seyler)                            - Growth                           and Structure of the Economy  Economic                           Policy - Fiscal                               Policy  Monetary                               and Exchange Rate PoliciesLabor
Formal                               Sector
- Informal                               Sector   Agriculture- Land                               Policies  Land                               UseCrops
Food                                   Crops
- Cash                                   Crops   LivestockFarming                               Technology
- Fishing                               and Forestry   Energy                           and Industry- Petroleum  Natural                               Gas and PetrochemicalsElectricity
- Mining  ManufacturingConstruction
- Services    - Banking                               and Financial Services  TransportationTelecommunications
- Tourism   Foreign                           Economic Relations- Foreign                               Trade  Balance                               of PaymentsForeign                               Debt
- Foreign                               Assistance       - Chapter                       4 - Government and Politics  (Howard J. Wiarda and Iêda                       Siqueira Wiarda)                            - The                           Governmental System        - Constitutional                               Development  The                               ExecutiveThe                               Legislature
- The                               Judiciary  Public                               AdministrationLocal                               Government
- The                               Electoral System   Political                           Dynamics - Political                               Developments since 1958  Interest                               Groups and Major Political ActorsPolitical                               Parties
- Formal                               and Informal Dynamics of Public Policy  The                               Mass MediaForeign                           Relations 
Chapter                       5 - National Security
 (Richard A. Haggerty)                       
History                           of the Armed Forces
- Strategic                           Setting     - Venezuela                               and the United States  Venezuela                               and ColombiaVenezuela                               and Guyana
- Venezuela                               and Brazil   Role                           of the Military in National Life- Missions  ManpowerDefense                               Spending
- Armed                           Forces Organization, Training, and Equipment    - The                               Army  The                               NavyThe                               Air Force
- The                               Armed Forces of Cooperation (National Guard)  Uniforms,                               Ranks, and InsigniaInternal                           Security and Public Order
Threats                               to Internal Security
- Law                               Enforcement Agencies  The                               Criminal Justice SystemThe                               Prison System
Appendix. Tables
- Bibliography  Glossary
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