Bolivia

Rex A. Hudson and Dennis M. Hanratty, editors. Bolivia: A Country Study. Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress, 1989.

Acknowledgments
Preface

Historical Setting
PRE-COLUMBIAN CIVILIZATIONS
CONQUEST AND COLONIAL RULE, 1532-1809
Conquest and Settlement

The Economy of Upper Peru
State, Church, and Society
INDEPENDENCE FROM SPAIN, 1809-39
Struggle for Independence

Construction of Bolivia: Bolívar, Sucre, and Santa Cruz
POLITICAL INSTABILITY AND ECONOMIC DECLINE, 1839-79
FROM THE WAR OF THE PACIFIC TO THE CHACO WAR, 1879- 1935
War of the Pacific

Reconstruction and the Rule of the Conservatives
The Liberal Party and the Rise of Tin
The Republican Party and the Great Depression
The Chaco War
PRELUDE TO REVOLUTION, 1935-52
Radical Military Government

The Rise of New Political Groups
The "Sexenio," 1946-52
THE BOLIVIAN NATIONAL REVOLUTION, 1952-64
Radical Reforms

The Unfinished Revolution
MILITARY RULE, 1964-82
The Presidency of Barrientos

Revolutionary Nationalism: Ovando and Torres
The Banzer Regime
Transition to Democracy

The Society and Its Environment
GEOGRAPHY
Natural Regions

Climate
POPULATION
ETHNIC GROUPS
Lowland Indians
Altiplano, Yungas, and Valley Indians
Mestizos and Cholos
Whites
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION
Rural Society

Urban Society
The Working Class

The Upper Class
The Middle Class
Family and Kin
MIGRATION AND URBANIZATION
Migration

Urbanization
RELIGION
EDUCATION
HEALTH AND SOCIAL SECURITY

The Economy
GROWTH AND STRUCTURE OF THE ECONOMY
ECONOMIC POLICY
Fiscal Policy

Expenditures
Revenues
Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies
LABOR
AGRICULTURE
Land Tenure
Land Reform and Land Policy
Land Use
Crops
Farming Technology
Livestock
Forestry and Fishing
ENERGY
Petroleum and Natural Gas
Electricity
MINING
MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTION
Banking and Financial Services
Transportation
Tourism
Foreign Trade
Balance of Payments
Debt
Foreign Assistance

Government and Politics
CONSTITUTIONAL BACKGROUND
GOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURE
The Executive

The Legislature
The Judiciary
The Electoral System
Departmental and Local Government
POLITICAL DYNAMICS
The Legacy of the 1952 Revolution

The Tortuous Transition to Democracy
Democracy and Economic Stabilization
The 1989 Elections
Political Forces and Interest Groups
Political Parties

The Military
Organized Labor
The Peasantry
Regional Civic Committees
The Private Sector
The Media
FOREIGN RELATIONS
The United States
The Soviet Union
The Third World
Neighboring Countries
Membership in International Organizations

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