PARAGUAY - A Country Study

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• PARAGUAY
• Foreward
• ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
• PREFACE
• COUNTRY PROFILE
  • COUNTRY
  • GEOGRAPHY
  • SOCIETY
  • ECONOMY
  • TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
  • GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
  • NATIONAL SECURITY
• INTRODUCTION
• Chapter 1. Historical Setting
  • DISCOVERY AND SETTLEMENT
    • Early Explorers and Conquistadores
    • The Young Colony
    • The Sword of the Word
  • INDEPENDENCE AND DICTATORSHIP
    • Struggle with the Porteños
    • The Rise of José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia
    • El Supremo Dictador
  • DICTATORSHIP AND WAR
    • Carlos Antonio López
    • Francisco Solano López
    • The War of the Triple Alliance
  • LIBERALS VERSUS COLORADOS
    • The Postwar Period
    • The First Colorado Era
    • Liberal Decades
    • The Chaco War and the February Revolution
    • Morínigo and World War II
  • THE STRONATO
    • The 1954 Coup
    • Consolidation of the Stroessner Regime
    • International Factors and the Economy
    • Toward the 1980s
• Chapter 2. The Society and Its Environment
  • GEOGRAPHY
    • External Boundaries
    • Natural Regions
      • The Paraneña Region
      • The Chaco Region
    • Drainage
    • Climate
  • POPULATION
  • SOCIAL RELATIONS
    • Family and Kin
    • Ritual Kinship
  • RURAL SOCIETY
  • MIGRATION AND URBANIZATION
  • RELIGION IN SOCIETY
  • MINORITY GROUPS
    • Immigrants
    • Indians
  • EDUCATION
  • HEALTH AND WELFARE
• Chapter 3. The Economy
  • GROWTH AND STRUCTURE OF THE ECONOMY
  • ECONOMIC POLICY
    • Fiscal Policy
      • Expenditures
      • Revenues
    • Monetary Policy
    • Exchange-Rate Policy
  • LABOR
  • AGRICULTURE
    • Land Tenure
    • Land Reform and Land Policy
    • Land Use
    • Crops
      • Export Crops
      • Food Crops
    • Farming Technology
    • Livestock
    • Forestry and Fishing
  • ENERGY
    • Electricity
      • Itaipú, Yacyretá, and Corpus
    • Petroleum
    • Renewable Energy Resources
  • INDUSTRY
    • Manufacturing
    • Construction
  • SERVICES
    • Financial System
    • Tourism
    • Transportation
      • Ports and Rivers
      • Roads and Vehicles
      • Rail System
      • Air Service
    • Communications
  • EXTERNAL SECTOR
    • External Trade
    • Balance of Payments and Debt
    • Foreign Assistance
• Chapter 4. Government and Politics
  • THE GOVERNMENTAL SYSTEM
    • Constitutional Development
    • The Executive
    • The Legislature
    • The Judiciary
    • Local Government
    • The Electoral System
  • POLITICAL DYNAMICS
    • The Twin Pillars of the Stroessner Regime
      • The Armed Forces
      • The Colorado Party
    • Opposition Parties
    • Political Developments Since 1986
    • Interest Groups
      • The Roman Catholic Church
      • Business
      • Urban Labor
      • Rural Labor
      • Students
    • The Media
  • FOREIGN RELATIONS
    • Argentina and Brazil
    • The United States
• Chapter 5. National Security
  • THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARMED FORCES
  • THE ARMED FORCES IN THE NATIONAL LIFE
    • Missions
    • Manpower
    • Defense Spending
  • ARMED FORCES ORGANIZATION, TRAINING, AND EQUIPMENT
    • The Army
    • The Navy
    • The Air Force
  • PUBLIC ORDER AND INTERNAL SECURITY
    • Security and Political Offenses
    • Crime
    • The Police
    • The Criminal Justice System
      • The Penal Code
      • Criminal Procedure
      • The Prison System
• Appendix. Tables
• Bibliography
• Glossary