| The              Library of Congress>>Especially              for Researchers>>Research              Centers   Home >> Country             Studies >> Dominican RepublicFindinFederal Research                      Division PagesResearchers                      Web PagesAll Library of Congress PagesA Country Study: Dominican Republic**Library of Congress Call Number F1934                   .D64 2001****Please                   note**: The current Country Study was previously in a                   multi-country volume. Chapter numbers reflect those used in                   the printed book.- Dominican                       Republic  ForewordAcknowledgements
- Preface  IntroductionCountry                       Profile: Dominican Republic
Country
- Geography  SocietyEconomy
- Transportation                           and Communications  Government                           and PoliticsNational                           Security
Chapter                       1 - Dominican Republic: Historical Setting
 (Jonathan                       Hartlyn)                       
The                           First Colony
- Haiti                           and Santo Domingo  Santana                           and Baez: The Caudillos Take Charge- The                               Infant Republic  Annexation                               by Spain, 1861-65The                               Contest for Power, 1865-82
- Ulises                           Heureax, 1882-99  Renewed                           Conflict, 1899-1916Occupation                           by the United States, 1916-24
- The                           Era of Trujillo  The                           Post-Trujillo Era- Transition                               to Elected Government  Civil                               War and United States Intervention, 1965Joaqu�n                               Balaguer, 1966-78
- Antonio                               Guzm�n, 1978-82       - Chapter                       2 - Dominican Republic: The Society and Its Environment                        (Lamar C. Wilson and Patricia Kluck)                            - Geography        - Natural                               Regions  DrainageClimate
- Population    - Size                               and Growth  MigrationUrbanization
- Racial                           and Ethnic Groups    - Ethnic                               Heritage  Modern                               ImmigrationHaitians
- Urban                           Society     - The                               Elite  The                               Middle SectorThe                               Urban Poor
- Rural                           Society     - Sugar                               Plantations  Mixed                               FarmingFamily                           and Kin
- Religion  Social                           Welfare- Education  Health                               and Social Security- Chapter                       3 - Dominican Republic: The Economy  (Boulos A. Malik)                          - Growth                           and Structure of the Economy  Economic                           Policy- Fiscal                               Policy    - Expenditures  RevenuesMonetary                               and Exchange-Rate Policies
- Labor    - Formal                               Sector  Informal                               SectorAgriculture
Land                               Tenure and Land Policy
- Land                               Use  Farming                               TechnologyCrops
Cash                                   Crops
- Food                                   Crops   LivestockForestry                               and Fishing
- Industry    - Manufacturing      - Traditional                                   Manufacturing  Free-Zone                                   ManufacturingMining
- Construction  EnergyServices
Tourism
- Banking                               and Financial Services  TransportationCommunications
- Foreign                           Economic Relations    - Foreign                               Trade  Balance                               of PaymentsForeign                               Debt
- Foreign                               Assistance       - Chapter                       4 - Dominican Republic: Government and Politics  (Jonathan                       Hartlyn)                            - The                           System of Government        - Constitutional                               Development  The                               ExecutiveThe                               Legislature
- The                               Judiciary  Public                               AdministrationLocal                               Government
- The                               Electoral System   Political                           Dynamics- The                               System of Dominican Politics  Political                               Developments since 1978Interest                               Groups
The                                   Armed Forces
- The                                   Roman Catholic Church  Economic                                   ElitesTrade                                   Unions
- Student                                   Politics  PeasantsMiddle                                   Class
- The                                   Bureaucracy  Outside                                   ActorsPolitical                               Parties
- The                               Mass Media   Foreign                           Relations- Chapter                       5 - Dominican Republic: National Security  (Jean Tartter)                          - History                           and the Development of the Armed Forces  The                           Role of the Military in Public Life- Missions  ManpowerDefense                               Spending
- Armed                           Forces Organization, Training, and Equipment    - The                               Army  The                               NavyThe                               Air Force
- Ranks,                               Uniforms, and Insignia   Internal                           Security and Public Order- Crime  The                               National PoliceThe                               Criminal Justice System
Penal                                   Law and Procedure
- The                                   Prison System        - Appendices      - Appendix                           A. Tables  Appendix                           B. Caribbean Basin InitiativeBibliography
- Glossary   
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