| The              Library of Congress>>Especially              for Researchers>>Research              Centers   Home >> Country             Studies >> NicaraguaFindinFederal Research                      Division PagesResearchers                      Web PagesAll Library of Congress PagesA Country Study: Nicaragua**Library of Congress Call Number F1523                   .N569 1994**- Nicaragua  ForewordAcknowledgments
- Preface  Country                       Profile- Geography  SocietyEconomy
- Transportation                           and Communications  Government                           and PoliticsNational                           Security 
- Introduction     - Chapter                       1 - Historical Setting  (Marisabel Brás)                            - Pre-Colonial                           Period   Colonial                           Period, 1522-1820- The                               Spanish Conquest  Colonial                               Rule19th                           Century
National                               Independence, 1821-57
- Foreign                               Intervention, 1850-68  Conservative                               and Liberal Regimes, 1858-1909The                           Early 20th Century and the Somoza Years, 1909- 79
United                               States Intervention, 1909-33
- The                               Somoza Era, 1936-74  The                               Rise of the FSLNThe                               End of the Anastasio Somoza Debayle Era
- The                               Sandinista Revolution   The                           Sandinista Years, 1979-90- Consolidation                               of the Revolution, 1979-80  Growth                               of Opposition, 1981-83Institutionalization                               of the Revolution, 1984
- The                               Regional Peace Effort and Retrenchment of the Revolution,                               1986-90  The                               UNO Electoral Victory- Chapter                       2 - The Society and Its Environment  (Dennis Gilbert)                          - Climate                           and Terrain      - Natural                               Regions  ClimateDemography
- Class                           Structure   Social                           Conditions- Education  HealthFamily
- The                           Lives of Women  ReligionCaribbean                           Society 
- The                           Sandinista Revolution on the Caribbean Coast      - Chapter                       3 - The Economy  (Barbara Annis)                            - Historical                           Background        - Pre-Columbian                               and Colonial Era  The                               Coffee Boom, 1840s-1940sDiversification                               and Growth, 1945-77
- Legacy                               of the Sandinista Revolution, 1977-79  The                               Sandinista Era, 1979-90The                               Chamorro Era, 1990-
- Nationalization                           and the Private Sector    - Nationalization                               under the Sandinistas  Privatization                               and the Private SectorThe                               Issue of Land Ownership
- Finance    - Banking  CurrencyInflation
- Tax                               Reform  DeficitsExternal                           Sector 
Foreign                               Trade and the Balance of Payments
- Foreign                               Aid  External                               DebtLabor
Composition                               of the Labor Force
- Employment                               Conditions  Organized                               LaborUnemployment                               and Underemployment
- Wages  Labor                               UnrestIndustry
- Agriculture    - Agricultural                               Policy  Crops- Coffee  CottonBananas
- Other                                   Crops   LivestockNatural                           Resources and Conservation
Fishing                               and Forestry
- Mining  Conservation                               and the EnvironmentServices
Transportation
- Telecommunications  Electric                               Power and EnergyProspects
Chapter                       4 - Government and Politics
 (Nina Serafino)                       
The                           Chamorro Government Takes Power
- Constitutional                           Background    - The                               Executive  The                               LegislatureThe                               Judiciary
- Local                               Government  Public                               AdministrationPolitical                           Dynamics 
Conflict                               Between the Executive and Legislative Branches
- Dispute                               over Property Rights   Political                           Parties - The                               National Opposition Union (UNO) Coalition  Small                               Non-UNO PartiesSandinista                               National Liberation Front
- Interest                               Groups    - The                                   Ex-Contras and Recontras  Labor                                   OrganizationsProducers'                                   Groups
- The                                   Church  The                                   UniversitiesThe                                   Media
- Foreign                           Relations     - Relations                               with the United States  Relations                               with Central American CountriesRelations                               with Other Countries
Chapter                       5 - National Security
 (Jean R. Tartter)                       
Military                           Heritage 
National                               Guard, 1927-79
- Sandinista                               Guerrilla Movement, 1961-79  Sandinista                               People's Army 1979-90Sandinista                               People's Militia
- Foreign                               Influences and Assistance   The                           Nicaraguan ResistanceArmed                           Forces After 1990
Army
- Air                               Force  NavyDefense                           Spending
- Internal                           Security     - Police                               and Law Enforcement  Secret                               Police and IntelligenceHuman                               Rights
- Prison                               Conditions  Criminal                               Justice SystemAppendices
Appendix                           A. Tables
- Appendix                           B. Central American Common Market  (Ramón                           J. Miró)                        BibliographyGlossary

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