| The              Library of Congress>>Especially              for Researchers>>Research              Centers   Home >> Country             Studies >> SpainFindinFederal Research                      Division PagesResearchers                      Web PagesAll Library of Congress PagesA Country Study: Spain**Library of Congress Call Number DP17                   .S67 1990**- Spain  ForewordAcknowledgments
- Preface  Country                       Profile- Country  GeographySociety
- Economy  Transportation                           and CommunicationsGovernment                           and Politics
- National                           Security    Introduction- Chapter                       1 - Historical Setting  (Robert Rinehart and Jo Ann Browning                       Seeley)                          - Iberia  HispaniaAl                           Andalus
- Castile                           and Aragon  The                           Golden Age- Ferdinand                               and Isabella  Charles                               V and Philip IISpain                               in Decline
- Bourbon                           Spain     - War                               of the Spanish Succession  The                               EnlightenmentThe                               Napoleonic Era
- The                           Liberal Ascendancy    - The                               Cadiz Cortes  Rule                               by PronunciamientoLiberal                               Rule
- The                           Constitutional Monarchy    - The                               Cuban Disaster and the "Generation of 1898"  The                               African War and the Authoritarian Regime of Miguel                               Primo de RiveraRepublican                           Spain 
- The                           Spanish Civil War  The                           Franco Years- Franco's                               Political System  Policies,                               Programs, and Growing Popular UnrestForeign                               Policy under Franco
- The                           Post-Franco Era    - Transition                               to Democracy  Disenchantment                               with UCD LeadershipGrowth                               of the PSOE and the 1982 Elections
- Spanish                               Foreign Policy in the Post-Franco Period       - Chapter                       2 - The Society and Its Environment  (Robert P. Clark)                            - Geography        - External                               Boundaries and Landform Regions          - The                                   Meseta Central and Associated Mountains  Other                                   Mountainous RegionsLowland                                   Regions
- The                                   Islands   DrainageClimate
- Population    - Size                               and Growth  Regional                               DisparitiesMigration
- Ethnicity                           and Language    - Government                               Policies  The                               CatalansThe                               Galicians
- The                               Basques  The                               AndalusiansThe                               Gypsies
- Social                           Stratification   Social                           Values and AttitudesReligion
- Education    - Primary                               and Secondary Education  Higher                               EducationHealth                           and Welfare
Health                               Conditions and Mortality
- Public                               Safety and Environmental Problems  HousingGovernment                               Health and Welfare Programs
Chapter                       3 - The Economy
 (Benjamin Martin)                       
Character                           and Development of the Economy
The                               Franco Era, 1939-75
- The                               Post-Franco Period, 1975-1980s   Role                           of Government- Economic                               Ministries  Budget                               and Fiscal PolicyHuman                           Resources 
The                               Unemployment Problem
- The                               Underground Economy  Labor                               Relations in the Franco EraLabor                               Relations in the Post-Franco Period
- Agriculture    - Agricultural                               Development  Regional                               VariationCrops
- Livestock  ForestryFisheries
- Food                               Processing   Industry- Industrial                               Development  Regional                               ConcentrationNational                               Industrial Institute
- Manufacturing    - Iron                                   and Steel  Automobile                                   AssemblyShipbuilding
- Chemical                                   Industry  Textiles                                   and FootwearConstruction
- Mining   Energy- Petroleum  CoalNatural                               Gas
- Electricity   Services- Banking  Stock                               Market ExchangesTransportation                               and Communications
- Tourism   Foreign                           Economic Relations- Trading                               Partners  Foreign                               InvestmentSpain                               and the European Community
Chapter                       4 - Government and Politics
 (Jo Ann Browning Seeley)                       
Constitutional                           System 
The                               1978 Constitution
- Electoral                               System   Government- The                               Cortes  The                               King, the Prime Minister, and the Council of MinistersThe                               Judiciary
- Regional                               Government  Local                               GovernmentCivil                               Service
- Politics    - Political                               Developments, 1982-88  Political                               Parties- Spanish                                   Socialist Workers' Party  Communist                                   Party of SpainPopular                                   Alliance
- Democratic                                   and Social Center  Other                                   National PartiesRegional                                   Parties
- Political                               Interest Groups    - Labor  BusinessRoman                                   Catholic Church
- Opus                                   Dei  MilitaryMass                               Communications
Newspapers                                   and Periodicals
- Radio                                   and Television    Foreign                           Relations - Spain                               and the European Community  Spain                               and the North Atlantic Treaty OrganizationSpain                               and the United States
- Spain                               and Latin America  Gibraltar,                               Ceuta, and MelillaSpain                               and the Middle East
- Spain                               and the Soviet Union  Spain                               and France- Chapter                       5 - National Security  (Jean R. Tartter)                          - The                           Military in National Life      - Historical                               Role of the Armed Forces  The                               Civil War and its AftermathThe                               Military in Political Life
- The                               Military in Society   External                           Security Perceptions and PoliciesJurisdiction                           Over National Defense
- Military                           Commands and Organization    - Army      - Spanish                                   Legion  EquipmentNavy
- Air                               Force  Uniforms,                               Ranks, and InsigniaSources                           and QUality of Manpower
- Training                           and Education  Military                           Justice The                           Defense Budget
- Defense                           Production   Participation                           in NATOMilitary                           Cooperation with the United States
- Public                           Order and Internal Security    - The                               Police System      - The                                   Civil Guard  The                                   National Police CorpsOther                                   Police Forces
- Intelligence                                   Services   Criminal                               Justice and the Penal SystemThreats                               to Internal Security
Appendix. Tables
- Bibliography  Glossary
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