| The              Library of Congress>>Especially              for Researchers>>Research              Centers   Home >> Country             Studies >> ParaguayFindinFederal Research                      Division PagesResearchers                      Web PagesAll Library of Congress PagesA Country Study: Paraguay**Library of Congress Call Number F2668                   .P24 1990**- Paraguay  ForewardAcknowledgements
- Preface  Country                       Profile  - Visit new updated                       Profile(PDF)- Country  GeographySociety
- Economy  Transportation                           and CommunicationsGovernment                           and Politics
- National                           Security    Introduction- Chapter                       1 - Historical Setting  (Richard S. Sacks)                          - Discovery                           and Settlement      - Early                               Explorers and Conquistadores  The                               Young ColonyThe                               Sword of the Word
- Independence                           and Dictatorship    - Struggle                               with the Porte�os  The                               Rise of Jos� Gaspar Rodr�guez de FranciaEl                               Supremo Dictador
- Dictatorship                           and War    - Carlos                               Antonio L�pez  Francisco                               Solano L�pezThe                               War of the Triple Alliance
- Liberals                           Versus Colorados    - The                               Postwar Period  The                               First Colorado EraLiberal                               Decades
- The                               Chaco War and the February Revolution  Mor�nigo                               and World War IIThe                           Stronato 
The                               1954 Coup
- Consolidation                               of the Stroessner Regime  International                               Factors and the EconomyToward                               the 1980s
Chapter                       2 - The Society and Its Environment
 (Patricia Kluck)                       
Geography
External                               Boundaries
- Natural                               Regions    - The                                   Parane�a Region  The                                   Chaco RegionDrainage
- Climate   PopulationSocial                           Relations
Family                               and Kin
- Ritual                               Kinship   Rural                           Society Migration                           and Urbanization
- Religion                           in Society  Minority                           Groups - Immigrants  IndiansEducation
- Health                           and Welfare      - Chapter                       3 - The Economy  (Daniel Seyler)                            - Growth                           and Structure of the Economy  Economic                           Policy - Fiscal                               Policy    - Expenditures  RevenuesMonetary                               Policy
- Exchange-Rate                               Policy   LaborAgriculture
Land                               Tenure
- Land                               Reform and Land Policy  Land                               UseCrops
Export                                   Crops
- Food                                   Crops   Farming                               TechnologyLivestock
- Forestry                               and Fishing   Energy- Electricity    - Itaip�,                                   Yacyret�, and Corpus   PetroleumRenewable                               Energy Resources
- Industry    - Manufacturing  ConstructionServices
Financial                               System
- Tourism  Transportation- Ports                                   and Rivers  Roads                                   and VehiclesRail                                   System
- Air                                   Service   CommunicationsExternal                           Sector 
External                               Trade
- Balance                               of Payments and Debt  Foreign                               Assistance- Chapter                       4 - Government and Politics  (Thomas C. Bruneau)                          - The                           Governmental System      - Constitutional                               Development  The                               ExecutiveThe                               Legislature
- The                               Judiciary  Local                               GovernmentThe                               Electoral System
- Political                           Dynamics     - The                               Twin Pillars of the Stroessner Regime      - The                                   Armed Forces  The                                   Colorado PartyOpposition                               Parties
- Political                               Developments Since 1986  Interest                               Groups- The                                   Roman Catholic Church  BusinessUrban                                   Labor
- Rural                                   Labor  StudentsThe                               Media
- Foreign                           Relations     - Argentina                               and Brazil  The                               United States- Chapter                       5 - National Security  (Melinda Wheeler Cooke)                          - The                           History and Development of the Armed Forces  The                           Armed Forces in the National Life- Missions  ManpowerDefense                               Spending
- ARmed                           Forces Organization, Training, and Equipment    - The                               Army  The                               NavyThe                               Air Force
- Public                           Order and Internal Security    - Security                               and Political Offenses  CrimeThe                               Police
- The                               Criminal Justice System    - The                                   Penal Code  Criminal                                   ProcedureThe                                   Prison System
Appendix. Tables
- Bibliography  Glossary
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