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- Oreface  Country                       Profile - Country  GeographySociety
- Economy  Transportation                           and CommunicationsGovernment                           and Politics
- National                           Security    Introduction- Chapter                       1 - Historical Setting  (Jan Knippers Black and Edmundo                       Flores)                          - The                           Conquest   The                           Spanish ColonyThe                           Colombia Department
Independence                               from Spain
- The                               California Gold Rush and the Railroad  The                               Uncompleted French CanalThe                               Spillover from Colombia's Civil Strife
- The                           United States Protectorate    - The                               1903 Treaty and Qualified Independence  Organizing                               the New RepublicBuilding                               the Canal
- United                               States Intervention and Strained Relations  A                               New AccommodationThe                           Bisected Republic
The                               War Years
- The                               National Guard in Ascendance  The                               Politics of Frustrated NationalismThe                           Negotiation of New Treaties
The                               1964 Riots
- The                               Oligarchy under Fire  The                               Government of Torrijos and the National GuardThe                               Treaty Negotiations
- The                               1977 Treaties and Associated Agreements  Torrijos                               Government Undertakes "Democratization"The                           Post-Torrijos Era
Torrijos's                               Sudden Death
- Noriega                               Takes Control       - Chapter                       2 - The Society and Its Environment  (Patricia Kluck)                            - Geography  Population- Regions                               of Settlement  Size                               and GrowthEthnic                           Groups 
Antillean                               Blacks
- Indians    - Cuna  Guaym�Social                           Organization 
Family                               and Kin
- Rural                               Society  MigrationUrban                               Society
The                                   Elite
- The                                   Middle Class  The                                   Lower ClassReligion
- Education  Health                           and Welfare- Chapter                       3 - The Economy  (Scott D. Tollefson)                          - Growth                           and Structure of the Economy      - Changing                               Structure of the Economy  Recent                               Economic PerformanceRole                           of Government
Monetary                               Policy
- Fiscal                               Policy    - Budget                                   Process  RevenuesExpenditures
- Human                           Resources and Income    - Employment  Wage                               Policy and Labor CodeIncome                               Distribution
- Panama                           Canal     - Role                               of the Canal From 1903 to 1977  Economic                               Implications of the 1977 TreatiesCurrent                               Use and Future of the Canal
- Services    - Transportation                               and Communication      - Oil                                   Pipeline  Col�n                                   Free ZoneFinance
- Tourism   Agriculture- Land                               Use  Land                               Tenure and Agrarian ReformCrops
- Livestock  Fishing                               and ForestryIndustry
Manufacturing
- Mining  ConstructionEnergy
- Foreign                           Economic Relations    - Trade  Balance                               of PaymentsExternal                               Debt
Chapter                       4 - Government and Politics
 (Richard Millett)                       
The                           Constitutional Framework
- The                           Governmental System    - The                               Executive  The                               LegislatureThe                               Judiciary
- State                               Agencies and the Regulation of Public Employees  Provincial                               and Municipal GovernmentNationalism,                           Populism, and Militarism: The Legacy of Omar Torrijos
- Political                           Developments in the Post-Torrijos Era  Political                           Forces - Political                               Parties  The                               Panama Defense ForcesBusiness,                               Professional, and Labor Organizations
- Students  The                               Roman Catholic ChurchThe                               Communications Media
- Foreign                           Relations     - Relations                               with the United States: The Panama Canal  Other                               Aspects of Panamanian-United States RelationsRelations                               with Central America
- Bilateral                               Relations with Other Nations  Multilateral                               RelationsForeign                               Policy Decision Making
Chapter                       5 - National Security
 (Steve C. Ropp)                       
Historical                           Background 
- Missions                           and Organization of the Defense Forces    - The                               General Staff  Military                               ZonesGround                               Forces
- Panamanian                               Air Force and National Navy  Police                               ForcesNational                               Guard
- Administration                           and Operations of the Defense Forces    - Manpower  TrainingForeign                               Military Assistance
- Canal                               Defense  Involvement                               in Political and Economic AffairsUnited                           States Forces in Panama
- Administration                           of Justice    - Criminal                               Justice  The                               Penal SystemIncidence                               of Crime
- National                           Security       - Appendices      - Appendix A.                           Tables  Appendix B.                           Texts of the Panama Canal Treaties with United States                           Senate ModificationsBibliography
- Glossary   
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