| The              Library of Congress>>Especially              for Researchers>>Research              Centers   Home >> Country             Studies >> ColombiaFindinFederal Research                      Division PagesResearchers                      Web PagesAll Library of Congress PagesA Country Study: Colombia**Library of Congress Call Number F2258                   .C64 1990**- Colombia  ForewordAcknowledgements
- Preface  Country                       Profile - Visit new updated                       Profile(PDF)- Country  GeographySociety
- Economy  Transportation                           and CommunicationsGovernment                           and Politics
- National                           Security    Introduction- Chapter                       1 - Historical Setting  (Karen M. Sturges-Vera)                          - The                           Spanish Conquest      - The                               Pre-Columbian Era  Exploration                               and ConquestColonial                           Society, 1550-1810
Colonial                               Administration
- The                               Colonial Economy  The                               Colonial ChurchDevelopments                               Leading to Independence
- The                           Founding of the Nation, 1810-1903    - The                               Independence Movement  Gran                               ColombiaNew                               Granada
- Consolidation                               of Political Divisions    - The                                   Federalists  The                                   NationalistsThe                           Period of Reconciliation, 1903-30
The                               Reyes Presidency
- Economic                               and Social Change   The                           Reformist Period, 1930-45Collapse                           of the Democratic System, 1946-58
La                               Violencia
- The                               Rojas Pinilla Dictatorship   The                           National Front, 1958-74- Instituting                               the Coalition Government  Opposition                               to the National FrontDismantling                               the Coalition Apparatus
- The                           Post-National Front Period, 1974-82    - The                               Erosion of Partisan Affiliations  The                               Liberal Tenure- Chapter                       2 - The Society and Its Environment  (Bruce Michael Bagley)                          - Physical                           Setting      - Geographic                               Regions        - Andean                                   Highlands  Caribbean                                   LowlandsPacific                                   Lowlands
- Eastern                                   Colombia   ClimatePopulation                           and Urbanization
Population                               Trends
- Urbanization,                               Migration, and Immigration   Race                           and Ethnicity- Historical                               Development  Contemporary                               TrendsSocial                           Class 
Upper                               Class
- Middle                               Class  The                               Lower Class and the MassesFamily                           Life 
- Income                           Distribution    - Rural                               Wages  Urban                               WagesHealth                           and Welfare
General                               Indicators of Health
- The                               Politics of Health: Priorities, Institutions, and                               Public Policy  National                               Health Care SystemSocial                               Security
- Religion    - The                               Church in Society  Trends                               Within the Church since the 1940sEducation
Historical                               Background
- Administration                               and Finance  Primary                               EducationSecondary                               and University Education
- Resource                               Allocation   Drugs                           and Society- Chapter                       3 - The Economy  (J.F. Hornbeck)                          - Growth                           and Structure of the Economy  Macro-Economic                           Trends- Economic                               Growth  Inflation                               and UnemploymentThe                               Labor Movement
- Role                           of the Government in the Economy    - Fiscal                               and Monetary Policy  Parastatal                               ManagementAgriculture
Crops
- Livestock  Forestry                               and FishingMining                           and Energy
Coal
- Petroleum   IndustryServices
Banking
- Tourism  UtilitiesTransportation                               and Communications
- Foreign                           Economic Relations    - Foreign                               Trade  Direction                               of TradeBalance                               of Payments
- Foreign                               Debt       - Chapter                       4 - Government and Politics  (Rex A. Hudson)                            - The                           Governmental System        - Constitutional                               Development  The                               ExecutiveThe                               Legislature
- The                               Judiciary  Public                               AdministrationLocal                               Government
- The                               Electoral System   Political                           Dynamics- Traditional                               Parties  FactionalismMinor                               Third Parties
- Post-National                               Front Political Developments  Interest                               Groups- The                                   Military  The                                   ChurchEconomic                                   Associations
- Labor                                   Unions  StudentsNews                               Media
- Foreign                           Relations    - Relations                               with the United States  Relations                               with Latin AmericaRelations                               with World Organizations
- Relations                               with Communist Countries  Relations                               with Other NationsForeign                               Policy Decision Making
Chapter                       5 - National Security
 (Phyllis Greene Walker)                       
Background                           and Traditions of the Armed Forces
Historical                               Background
- The                               Development of the Modern Armed Forces    - Professionalization                                   Efforts  The                                   Leticia ConflictThe                                   Establishment of United States Military Ties
- The                                   Legacy of La Violencia  Civic                                   Action, Counterinsurgency, and Internal SecurityForeign                               Military Influence
- Geopolitical                               Interests    - Isla                                   de San Andr�s and Isla de Providencia  The                                   Golfo de Venezuela and Islas Los MonjesThe                               Political Role of the Armed Forces
- Constitutional                           Provisions and Treaty Obligations    - Constitutional                               Authority and the Legal Basis of the Armed Forces  Treaty                               ObligationsThe                           Organization of the Armed Forces
The                               Command Structure
- Operational                               Command, Deployment, and Equipment    - The                                   National Army  The                                   National NavyThe                                   Colombian Air Force
- Military                               Expenditures  Conscription                               and Military ServiceThe                               Military Education System
- Uniforms,                               Ranks, and Insignia   The                           National Police and Law Enforcement AuthoritiesInternal                           Security Problems
Guerrilla                               and Terrorist Groups
The                                   Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
- The                                   19th of April Movement  The                                   National Liberation ArmyThe                                   Popular Liberation Army
- Narcotics                               Control and Interdiction   Crime                           and Punishment- Crime                               and Political Violence  The                               Penal System- Appendix. Tables    BibliographyGlossary

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