| The              Library of Congress>>Especially              for Researchers>>Research              Centers   Home >> Country             Studies >> HondurasFindinFederal Research                      Division PagesResearchers                      Web PagesAll Library of Congress PagesA Country Study: Honduras**Library of Congress Call Number F1503                   .H75 1995**- Honduras  ForewordAcknowledgments
- Preface  Country                       Profile- Country  GeographySociety
- Economy  Transportation                           and TelecommunicationsGovernment                           and Politics
- National                           Security    Introduction- Chapter                       1 - Historical Setting  (Richard Haggerty and Richard                       Millet)                          - Pre-Columbian                           Society      - The                               Mayan Heritage  Other                               Indigenous GroupsSpanish                           Conquest and Settlement
The                               Initial Explorations
- The                               Era of the Conquistadores   Colonial                           Honduras- The                               Spread of Colonization and the Growth of Mining  Colonial                               Society, Economy, and GovernmentAnglo-Spanish                               Rivalry
- The                           Early Independence Years, 1821-99    - The                               Collapse of Spanish Rule  The                               United Provinces of Central AmericaThe                               Development of an Independent Nation, 1838-99
- Banana                           Boats and Gunboats: The rise of United States Influence,                           1899-1932    - The                               Growth of the Banana Industry  The                               Expanded Role of the United StatesThe                               Threat of Renewed Instability, 1919-24
- The                               Restoration of Order, 1925-31   Strongman                           Rule, 1932-63- The                               Era of Tiburcio Car�as Andino, 1932-54  Aborted                               Reform, 1954-63Military                           Rule and International Conflict, 1963-78
War                               with El Salvador
- Military                               Rule and Reform   The                           Return to Civilian Rule, 1978-82Honduras                           in the Middle: United States Policy and the Central                           American Crisis
The                               Suazo C�rdova Administration: Caudillo Politics                               in the Shadow of the Military
- Honduras                               and the Nicaraguan Conflict  The                               Struggle of Electoral Democracy: the Elections of                               1985From                           Contadora to Esquipulas: The Crisis Abates
The                               Contadora Process
- The                               Arias Plan  Accord                               in Nicaragua- Chapter                       2 - The Society and Its Environment  (Elisavinda Echeverri-Gent)                          - Geography      - Location                               and Boundaries  Boundary                               DisputesTopography
Interior                                   Highlands
- The                                   Caribbean Lowlands  Pacific                                   LowlandsClimate
- Hydrography   Demographic                           Trends- Population                               Density and Distribution  Rural-to-Urban                               MigrationRegional                               Emigration
- Population                               Growth   Social                           Sectors- Background  Advocates                               for Social ChangeThe                               Upper Class
- The                               Middle Class   The                               Lower ClassFamily                           and Kin
- Living                           Conditions    - Rural                               Life  Urban                               LifeEthnic                           Groups
Indigenous                               Groups
- Other                               Non-Ladino Groups   ReligionSocial                           Welfare
Education
- Health   The                           Environment- Chapter                       3. The Economy  (Barbara Annis)                          - Growth                           and Structure of the Economy  Macro-Economic                           Trends- Recent                               Growth  InflationUnemployment
- Role                           of Government    - Fiscal                               Policies  Monetary                               and Exchange-Rate PoliciesBudget
- Human                           Resources    - Composition                               of Labor Force  Employment                               Indicators and BenefitsLabor                               Unions
- Agriculture    - Land                               Use  Agricultural                               PolicyLand                               Reform
- Traditional                               Crops  Nontraditional                               CropsLivestock
- Fishing  ForestryNatural                           Resources and Energy
Mining                               and Minerals
- Energy                               Sources  Electric                               PowerIndustry
Manufacturing
- Construction   Services- Banking                               and Financial System  TourismTelecommunications
- Transportation   External                           Sector- Trade  Foreign                               Investment- Chapter                       4 - Government and Politics  (Mark P. Sullivan)                          - Constitutional                           Background  Governmental                           Institutions and Process- Executive  LegislativeJudiciary
- Local                               Government  The                               Electoral ProcessPolitical                           Dynamics
Political                               Parties
Two                                   Traditionally Dominant Parties
- Smaller                                   Political Parties and Movements   Interest                               Groups- Business                                   Organizations  Labor                                   and Peasant OrganizationsPopular                                   Organizations
- Domestic                               Human Rights Organizations  The                               PressCivilian                               Democratic Rule
- FOREIGN                           RELATIONS     - The                               United States  Central                               America- Chapter                       5 - National Security  (Edmundo Flores)                          - Historical                           Background      - The                               Army as Political Instrument, 1838-1922  Development                               of an Independent Military Identity, 1922-63Consolidation                               and Organizational Maturity, 1963-80
- Constitutional                           and other Legal Provisions  The                           Armed Forces- Army  Air                               ForceNavy
- Public                               Security Force  Other                               Military UnitsRecruitment                               and Training
- Ranks,                               Insignia, and Uniforms   Military                           Finances- Defense                               Budget  Involvement                               in the Nation's EconomyUnited                               States Military Assistance and Training
- Military                               Ties with Other Countries   The                           Penal System and Human Rights- Penal                               System  Respect                               for Human RightsDomestic                               Human Rights Organizations
Appendices
Appendix                           A. Tables
- Appendix                           B. Central American Common Market  (Ramón                           J. Miró)                         BibliographyGlossary

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