| The              Library of Congress>>Especially              for Researchers>>Research              Centers   Home >> Country             Studies >> BelizeFindinFederal Research                      Division PagesResearchers                      Web PagesAll Library of Congress PagesA Country Study: Belize**Library of Congress Call Number F2368                   .G893 1993****Please                   note**: The current Country Study was previously in a                   multi-country volume. Chapter numbers reflect those used in                   the printed book.- Belize  ForewordAcknowledgments
- Preface  IntroductionBelize:                       Country Profile
Country
- Geography  SocietyEconomy
- Transportation                           and Communications  Government                           and PoliticsNational                           Security
Chapter                       6 - Belize: Historical Setting
 (O. Nigel Bolland)                       
Ancient                           Mayan Civilization
- Pre-Columbian                           Mayan Societies and the Conquest  The                           Emergence of the British Settlement- Colonial                               Rivalry Between Spain and Britain  Beginnings                               of Self-Government and the PlantocracySlavery                               in the Settlement, 1794-1838
- Emigration                               of the Garifuna   The                           Early Colony- Constitutional                               Developments, 1850-62  Mayan                               Emigration and ConflictFormal                               Establishment of the Colony, 1862-71
- Colonial                           Stagnation and Crisis    - The                               Colonial Order, 1871-1931  The                               Genesis of Modern Politics, 1931-54Decolonization                           and the Border Dispute with Guatemala
Chapter                       7 - Belize: The Society and Its Environment
 (Charles                       C. Rutheiser)                       
Geography
Boundaries,                               Area, and Relative Size
- Geology  Physical                               FeaturesNatural                               Resources
- Climate   Population                           and Settlement Patterns- Size,                               Growth, and Distribution  MigrationThe                           Cultural Diversity of Belizean Society
Ethnicity
- Language  ReligionCultural                               Pluralism and Ethnic Diversity
- Structure                           of Belizean Society    - The                               Upper Sector  The                               Middle SectorThe                               Lower Sector
- Social                               Dynamics   Education- School                               System  Patterns                               of Access and PerformanceStandard                           of Living
Food                               and Diet
- Health                               and Welfare       - Chapter                       8 - Belize: The Economy  (Uwe Bott)                            - Growth                           and Structure of the Economy        - The                               Colonial Economy  The                               Small EconomyEconomic                               History
- Growth                               during 1980-85  Growth                               after 1985Peripheral                               Factors
- Government                           Policy    - Economic                               Diversification  Balance                               of PaymentsInvestments
- Fiscal                               Performance  External                               DebtLabor
- Foreign                           Economic Relations  Agriculture- Sugar  CitrusBananas
- Other                               Crops   Fishing                           and ForestryIndustry
Mining                               and Energy
- Manufacturing  ConstructionTourism
- Other                           Services     - Transport                               and Telecommunications  Banking                               and FinanceEconomic                           Prospects 
Chapter                       9 - Belize: Government and Politics
 (Steven R. Harper)                       
Constitutional                           Background
Constitutional                               and Political Structures Prior to Independence
The                                   Public Meeting and the Superintendent, pre-1854
- Elected                                   Legislative Assembly, 1854-70  Crown                                   Colony, 1871-1935The                                   Return to Elected Government, 1936-53
- Constitution                                   of 1954 and Extension of Suffrage, 1954-60  The                                   1960 ConstitutionInternal                                   Self-Rule, 1964-81
- Constitution                               of 1981    - Preparation                                   of the Independence Constitution  Structure                                   of the Constitution of 1981Procedure                                   for Amending the Constitution
- Government                           Institutions     - Executive  LegislatureJudiciary
- Public                               Service  Local                               GovernmentPolitical                           Dynamics 
Electoral                               Procedures
- Electoral                               Process since Independence  Political                               Parties- People's                                   United Party  United                                   Democratic PartyOther                                   Parties
- Interest                               Groups    - Organized                                   Labor  Business                                   CommunityChurches                                   and Religious Institutions
- Consciousness-Raising                                   Organizations   Mass                               CommunicationsForeign                           Relations 
Relations                               with the United States
- Relations                               with Guatemala  Relations                               with Other Latin American and Caribbean CountriesRelations                               with Britain
- Relations                               with Other Countries       - Chapter                       10 - Belize: National Security  (Melinda W. Cooke)                            - Belize's                           Military History and Strategic Setting  The                           Belize Defense Force- Personnel                               and Training  Organization                               and EquipmentDefense                               Spending
- Foreign                               Military Relations   Public                           Order and Internal Security- Crime  The                               Belize National PoliceThe                               Criminal Justice System
Appendices
Appendix A.                           Tables
- Appendix B.                           The Commonwealth of Nations  (Deborah Cinchon)                          Appendix C.                           The Caribbean Community and Common Market (Jeffrey                           Taylor)                        Appendix D.                           Caribbean Basin Initiative
 (Daniel Seyler)                      
- Bibliography  Glossary
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