Richard A. Haggerty, ed. Venezuela: A Country Study. Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress,
1990.
Acknowledgments
Preface
History
Discovery and Conquest
Spanish Colonial Life
The Epic of Independence
The Century of Caudillismo
The Transition to Democratic Rule
The Triumph of Democracy
Geography
Climate
Rivers
The Society
POPULATION
SOCIAL STRUCTURE
The Elite
The Middle Class
Peasants
Workers and the Urban Lower Class
ETHNIC GROUPS
MODERNIZATION, SOCIAL VALUES, AND RELIGION
Education
Health and Social Security
The Economy
GROWTH AND STRUCTURE OF THE ECONOMY
ECONOMIC POLICY
LABOR
AGRICULTURE
Crops
Livestock
Farming Technology
Fishing and Forestry
ENERGY
Petroleum
Natural Gas and Petrochemicals
INDUSTRY
Mining
Manufacturing
Banking
Tourism
Government
THE GOVERNMENTAL SYSTEM
Constitutional Development
The President
The Legislature
The Judiciary
Public Administration
Local Government
The Electoral System
POLITICAL DYNAMICS
Political Developments since 1958
Interest Groups
Political Parties
Dynamics of Public Policy
The Mass Media
FOREIGN RELATIONS
Bibliography
Cities in Venezuela: Caracas,
Merida
Country Studies Index
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