Richard A. Haggarty, ed. El Salvador: A Country Study. Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress,
1988.
Acknowledgments
Preface
HISTORY
SPANISH CONQUEST AND COLONIZATION
THE UNITED PROVINCES OF CENTRAL AMERICA
THE COFFEE REPUBLIC
The Oligarchy and the Liberal State
Economic Crisis and Repression
REPRESSION AND REFORM UNDER MILITARY RULE
THE CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS
The 1969 War with Honduras
The 1972 Elections
THE 1970s: THE ROAD TO REVOLT
THE REFORMIST COUP OF 1979
CIVIL CONFLICT
THE UNITED STATES TAKES A HAND
THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS
GEOGRAPHY
Geology
Physical Features
Climate
SOCIETY
POPULATION
Demographics
Population Growth and Age Distribution
THE STRUCTURE OF SOCIETY
The Upper Sector
The Lower Sector
The Middle Sector
Indians
RURAL LIFE
Standard of Living
Health and Welfare
Education
MIGRATION
URBAN LIFE
Urbanization
Quality of Life
SOCIAL DYNAMICS
Agrarian Reform
Revolutionary Groups
Religion
The Economy
GROWTH AND STRUCTURE OF THE ECONOMY
Income Distribution
Sectors of the Economy
The Labor Force
ROLE OF GOVERNMENT
Monetary and Credit Policies
The Banking System
The Tax System
Fiscal Policy and the Budget Process
Allocation of Government Expenditures
Military
Utilities and Communications
Health, Education, and Entitlements
Public Enterprises
AGRICULTURE
The Land Tenure System
Coffee
Sugar
Cotton
Basic Grains
Livestock
Fisheries
Forestry
INDUSTRY
Manufacturing
Other Leading Industries
Government and Politics
CONSTITUTIONAL BACKGROUND
The Constitutions of El Salvador, 1824-1962
The Constitution of 1983
GOVERNMENTAL INSTITUTIONS
The Executive
The Legislature
The Judiciary
The Military
Local Government
POLITICAL DYNAMICS
Electoral Procedures
The Electoral Process
Political Parties
Christian Democratic Party
Nationalist Republican Alliance
National Conciliation Party
Left-Wing Parties
Other Parties
Interest Groups
Private Enterprise
Labor and Campesino Groups
The Roman Catholic Church
Mass Communications
Relations with the United States
The Contadora Process
The Arias Plan
Bibliography
Country Studies Index
|
