| The              Library of Congress>>Especially              for Researchers>>Research              Centers   Home >> Country             Studies >> El SalvadorFindinFederal Research                      Division PagesResearchers                      Web PagesAll Library of Congress PagesA Country Study: El Salvador**Library of Congress Call Number F1483                   .B55 1990**- El                       Salvador  ForewordAcknowledgments
- Preface  Country                       Profile- Country  GeographySociety
- Economy  Transportation                           and CommunicationsGovernment                           and Politics
- National                           Security   Introduction- Chapter                       1 - Historical Setting  (Richard A. Haggerty)                          - Spanish                           Conquest and Colonization  El                           Salvador and the Unitied Provinces of Central AmericaThe                           Coffee Republic
The                               Oligarchy and the Liberal State
- Economic                               Crisis and Repression   Repression                           and Reform Under Military RuleThe                           Christian Democrats: A Centrist Alternative?
The                               1969 War with Honduras
- Dashed                               Hopes: The 1972 Elections   THE                           1970's: The Road to RevoltThe                           Reformist Coup of 1979
- The                           Civil Conflict Begins  The                           United States Takes a HandThe                           "Democratic Process"
Chapter                       2 - The Society and Its Environment
 (Mary W. Helms)                       
Geography
Geology
- Physical                               Features  ClimatePopulation
Demographic                               Trends
- Population                               Growth and Age Distribution   The                           Structure of Society- The                               Upper Sector  The                               Lower SectorThe                               Middle Sector
- Indians   Rural                           Life- Standard                               of Living  Health                               and WelfareEducation
- Migration  Urban                           Life- Urbanization  Quality                               of LifeSocial                           Dynamics
Agrarian                               Reform
- Revolutionary                               Groups  The                               Role of Religion- Chapter                       3 - The Economy  (Donald E. Jacobson and David B. Ehrenthal)                          - Growth                           and Structure of the Economy      - Income                               Distribution  Sectors                               of the EconomyThe                               Labor Force
- Role                           of Government    - Monetary                               and Credit Policies      - The                                   Banking System  The                                   Tax SystemFiscal                                   Policy and the Budget Process
- Allocation                               of Government Expenditures    - Military  Utilities                                   and CommunicationsHealth,                                   Education, and Entitlements
- Public                                   Enterprises    Agriculture- The                               Land Tenure System  Major                               Crops and Commodities- Coffee  SugarCotton
- Basic                                   Grains  LivestockFisheries
- Forestry    Industry- Manufacturing  Other                               Leading IndustriesInfrastructure
Transportation
- Communications  EnergyForeign                           Economic Relations
Balance                               of Payments and the External Sector
- Trade                               and Trade Policy  Direct                               Foreign Investment and External Debt- Chapter                       4 -Government and Politics  (Richard A. Haggerty)                          - Constitutional                           Background      - The                               Constitutions of El Salvador, 1824-1962  The                               Constitution of 1983- The                                   Political Setting  The                                   DocumentGovernmental                           Institutions
The                               Executive
- The                               Legislature  The                               JudiciaryThe                               Military
- Local                               Government   Political                           Dynamics- Electoral                               Procedures  The                               Electoral ProcessPolitical                               Parties
Christian                                   Democratic Party
- Nationalist                                   Republican Alliance  National                                   Conciliation PartyLeft-Wing                                   Parties
- Other                                   Parties   Interest                               Groups- Private                                   Enterprise  Labor                                   and Campesino GroupsThe                                   Roman Catholic Church
- Mass                               Communications   Foreign                           Relations- Relations                               with the United States  The                               Crisis in Central America- The                                   Contadora Process  The                                   Arias PlanRelations                               with Other Nations
Chapter                       5 - National Security
 (Rex A. Hudson)                       
Evolution                           of the Military's Role in Society and Government
The                               Oligarchy's Private Army, 1824-1931
- The                               Military in Power, 1931-84  The                               Military under Democratic Rule, 1984-88The                           Armed Forces
Mission                               and Organization
- Defense                               Budget  Military                               ServiceRanks,                               Uniforms, and Insignia
- Capabilities    - The                                   Army  The                                   Air ForceThe                                   Navy
- Civic                               Action   Education,                           Training, and Rules of Conduct- Military                               Schools  Officer                               Corps DynamicsMilitary                               Justice
- Foreign                           Military Influence and Assistance  The                           Security Forces- Historical                               Background  Mission                               and OrganizationForeign                           Security Assistance
- Threats                           to Internal Security \                              - Right-Wing                               Extremism      - Background  Curbing                                   the Death SquadsLeft-Wing                               Extremism
Background                                   to the Insurgency
- Insurgent                                   Organization  Peace                                   TalksCounterinsurgency                                   Tactics
- Crime                           and Punishment    - The                               Criminal Justice System      - Judicial                                   Ineffectiveness  Judicial                                   ReformPenal                               and Procedural Codes
- The                               Penal System       - Appendix.                       Tables    BibliographyGlossary

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