| The              Library of Congress>>Especially              for Researchers>>Research              Centers   Home >> Country             Studies >> EcuadorFindinFederal Research                      Division PagesResearchers                      Web PagesAll Library of Congress PagesA Country Study: Ecuador**Library of Congress Call Number F3708                   .E383 1991**- Ecuador  ForewordAcknowledgements
- Preface  Country                       Profile- Country  GeographySociety
- Economy  Transportation                           and CommunicationsGovernment                           and Politics
- National                           Security   Introduction- Chapter                       1 - Historical Setting  (James D. Rudolph)                          - Pre-Hispanic                           Era  Discovery                           and ConquestSpanish                           Colonial Era
- The                           Struggle for Independence  The                           First Century of the Republic- Initial                               Confusion, 1830-60  The                               Era of Conservatism, 1860-95The                               Rule of the Liberals, 1895-1925
- Reform,                               Chaos, and Debacle, 1925-44   The                           Postwar Era, 1944-84- Constitutional                               Rule, 1948-60  Instability                               and Military Dominance, 1960-72Direct                               Military Rule, 1972-79
- Return                               to Democratic Rule, 1979-84       - Chapter                       2 - The Society and Its Environment  (Patricia Kluck)                            - Geography        - Natural                               Regions  DrainageClimate
- Population  Migration                           and UrbanizationSocial                           Classes
Elite
- Middle                               Class  PeasantsWorkers
- Ethnic                           Groups    - Whites                               and Mestizos  BlacksSierra                               Indians
- Oriente                               Indians   Family                           and KinReligion
- Social                           Welfare    - Education  Health                               and Social Security- Chapter                       3 - The Economy  (Edmundo Flores and Tim Merrill)                          - Growth                           and Structure of the Economy  Recent                           Economic PerformanceRole                           of Government
Fiscal                               Policies
- Monetary                               and Exchange Rate Policies  Government                               Budget ProcessHuman                           Resources and Income
Composition                               of Labor Force
- Employment                               Indicators and Benefits  Organized                               LaborAgriculture
Land                               Use and Tenure
- Crops  Livestock                               and PoultryFishing
- Forestry   Natural                           Resources and Energy- Petroleum                               and Natural Gas  Mining                               and MineralsElectric                               Power
- Manufacturing  Services- Financial                               System  TourismCommunications
- Transportation   External                           Sector- External                               Debt  Trade                               and Balance of Payments- Chapter                       4 - Government and Politics  (Rex A. Hudson)                          - Constitutional                           Background  Governmental                           Structure- The                               Executive  The                               LegislatureThe                               Judiciary
The                                   Court System
- The                                   Tribunal of Constitutional Guarantees   Public                               AdministrationLocal                               Government
- The                               Electoral Process   Political                           Dynamics- Political                               Parties    - Traditional                                   Parties  Other                                   PartiesPersonalist                                   Movements
- Party                                   Politics in the 1980s   Political                               Forces and Interest Groups- The                                   Roman Catholic Church  The                                   MilitaryThe                                   Economic Elite
- Labor  StudentsThe                               Media
- Foreign                           Relations    - The                               United States  Other                               Nations and International Organizations- Chapter                       5 - National Security  (Jean R. Tartter)                          - Miltary                           Heritage  Strategic                           PerspectiveInvolvement                           in Politics and Government
- Armed                           Forces     - Army      - Organization                                   and Equipment  Training                                   and EducationNavy
Organization                                   and Equipment
- Training                                   and Education   Air                               ForceMilitary                               Justice
- Ranks,                               Insignia, and Uniforms   Recruitment                           and Conditions of ServiceDefense                           Budget 
- Civil                           Defense   Civic                           Action Foreign                           Influence 
Military                               Relations with the United States
- Equipment                               Sources   Internal                           Security - Police    - Standards                                   of Police Conduct  Narcotics                                   ControlThe                               Administration of Justice
- The                               Penal System       - Appendix. Tables    BibliographyGlossary

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