| The              Library of Congress>>Especially              for Researchers>>Research              Centers   Home >> Country             Studies >> ChileFindinFederal Research                      Division PagesResearchers                      Web PagesAll Library of Congress PagesA Country Study: Chile**Library of Congress Call Number F3058                   .C5223 1994**- Chile  ForewordAcknowledgements
- Preface  Table                       A. Chronology of Important EventsCountry                       Profile
Country
- Geography  SocietyEconomy
- Transportation                           and Telecommunications  Government                           and PoliticsNational                           Security
- Introduction     - Chapter                       1 - Historical Setting  (Paul W. Drake)                            - Pre-Columbian                           Civilizations  Conquest                           and Colonization, 1535-1810- Politics                               and War in a Frontier Society  The                               Colonial EconomyBourbon                               Reforms, 1759-96
- Wars                           of Independence, 1810-18  Civil                           Wars, 1818-30Aristocratic                           Republicanism, 1830-91
The                               Conservative Era, 1830-61
The                                   Portalian State, 1830-37
- Two                                   Conservative Presidencies, 1841-61   The                               Liberal Era, 1861-91- War                                   of the Pacific, 1879-83  Downfall                                   of a President, 1886-91Parliamentry                           Republic, 1891-1925
Urbanization
- Arturo                               Alessandri's Reformist Presidency, 1920-25   Military                           Interventions, 1925-32- The                               1925 Constitution  Carlos                               Ib��ez's First Presidency, 1927-31Mass                           Democracy, 1932-73
Alessandri's                               Second Presidency, 1932-38
- Popular                               Front Rule, 1938-41  Juan                               Antonio R�os's Presidency, 1942-46Gabriel                               Gonz�lez Videla's Presidency, 1946-52
- Ib��ez's                               Second Presidency, 1952-58  Jorge                               Alessandri's Rightist Term, 1958-64Eduardo                               Frei's Christian Democracy, 1964-70
- Salvador                               Allende's Leftist Regime, 1970-73   Military                           Rule , 1973-90- Neoliberal                               Economics  The                               1980 ConstitutionThe                               Crisis of 1982 and the Erosion of Military Rule
Chapter                       2 - The Society and Its Environment
 (J. Samuel Valenzuela)                       
Geography
A                               Long, Narrow Nation
- Natural                               Regions    - The                                   Far North  The                                   Near NorthCentral                                   Chile
- The                                   South  The                                   Far SouthThe                           People
Formation                               of the Chilean People
- Current                               Demographic Profile   Urban                           AreasRural                           Areas 
- The                           Labor Force and Income Levels  Social                           Organizations and AssociationsWelfare                           Institutions and Social Programs
Social                               Security
- Health                               Programs  Housing                               PoliciesEducation
Enrollments
- Administration                               and Reforms    - Primary                                   and Secondary Education  Higher                                   EducationReligion                           and Churches
Religious                               Affiliations and Church Organization
- Religion                               in Historical Perspective  Forms                               of Popular ReligiosityAttitudes                           Toward Family and Gender
Divorce,                               Abortion, and Contraception
- Family                               Structure and Attitudes Toward Gender Roles   Whither                           Chile?- Chapter                       3 - The Economy  (Sebastian Edwards and Alejandra Cox                       Edwards)                          - Evolution                           of the Economy      - The                               Colonial Era to 1950  Economic                               Policies, 1950-70The                               Popular Unity Government, 1970-73
- Economic                               Crisis and the Military Coup  The                               Military Government's Free-Market Reforms, 1973-90- Trade                                   Policy  Banking                                   Reform and the Financial SectorRural                                   Land Market Reform
- Labor-Market                                   Reform  Public                                   Employment ProgramsThe                                   Debt Crisis: Further Reforms and Recovery
- The                               Return to Democracy, 1990    - Continuity                                   in Economic Policy  Emphasis                                   on Social ProgramsThe                           Current Structure of the Economy
Industry                               and Manufacturing
- Mining  AgricultureFishing                               and Forestry
Fishing
- Forestry   EnergyBanking                               and Financial Services
- Transportation  TelecommunicationsTourism
- Construction   Income,                           Labor Unions, and the Pensions System- Employment                               and Unemployment  Income                               Distribution and Social ProgramsUnions                               and Labor Conflicts
- Economic                               Results of the Pensions Privatization   Macro-Economic                           Policy, Inflation, and the Balance of Payments- The                               Central Bank and Monetary Policy  Exchange-Rate                               Policy and the Balance of PaymentsTrade                               Policy and Export Performance
- The                           Future of the Economy      - Chapter                       4 - Government and Politics  (Arturo Valenzuela)                            - Constitutional                           History        - Development                               and Breakdown of Democracy, 1830-1973  Imposition                               of Authoritarian RuleThe                               Constitution of 1980
- Authoritarianism                               Defeated by Its Own Rules  The                               Constitutional Reforms of 1989The                           State and Government Institutions in Chile
The                               State and the System of Government
- The                               Presidency  The                               Legislative BranchThe                               Courts
- The                               Autonomous Powers    - The                                   Comptroller General  The                                   Constitutional TribunalThe                                   Central Bank of Chile
- The                                   Electoral Certification Tribunal  The                                   Armed ForcesRegional                               and Local Government
- Parties                           and the Electoral System    - The                               Party System  The                               Electoral SystemThe                               Parties of the Left
- The                               Parties of the Center  The                               Parties of the Right- The                                   1993 Presidential Election    The                           Church, Business, Labor, and the Media- The                               Church  BusinessLabor
- The                               Media   Foreign                           Relations- Relations                               with the United States  General                               RelationsFuture                           Challenges of Democratic Consolidation
Chapter                       5 - National Security
 (Adrian J. English and Scott D.                       Tollefson)                       
Military                           Tradition and the Evolution of the Armed Forces
Early                               History
- Genesis                               of the Armed Forces, 1814-36  Confederation                               War, 1836-391War                               of the Pacific, 1879-83
- Development                               of the Armed Forces  Growth                               of United States InfluenceRepression                               and Human Rights Violations
- Civil-Military                               Relations   Mission                           and Organization of the Armed Forces- Mission  Command                               StructureArmy
- Navy  Air                               ForceCivic                               Action
- Defense                               Spending   Manpower                           and Training- Recruitment                               and Conditions of Service  TrainingUniforms,                               Ranks, and Insignia
Army
- Navy  Air                                   ForceForeign                           Sources of Mat�riel
- The                           Defense Industry    - Army                               Ordnance  Naval                               EquipmentAircraft                               Equipment
- Cardoen                               Industries  Minor                               Defense ManufacturersThe                           Security Forces
The                               Carabineros
Organization
- Recruitment                                   and Training  UniformsThe                               Investigations Police
- Internal                               Security Intelligence Organizations   Public                           Order and Internal Security- Incidence                               of Crime  Narcotics                               TraffickingCriminal                               Justice
- The                               Penal System  Terrorism- A                                   Modern Deterrent?        - Appendix. Tables    BibliographyGlossary

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