HONDURAS - A Country Study

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• HONDURAS
• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• Preface
• Country Profile
  • COUNTRY
  • GEOGRAPHY
  • SOCIETY
  • ECONOMY
  • TRANSPORTATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
  • GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
  • NATIONAL SECURITY
• Introduction
• Chapter 1. Historical Setting
  • PRE-COLUMBIAN SOCIETY
    • The Mayan Heritage
    • Other Indigenous Groups
  • SPANISH 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 Government
    • Anglo-Spanish Rivalry
  • THE EARLY INDEPENDENCE YEARS, 1821-99
    • The Collapse of Spanish Rule
    • The United Provinces of Central America
    • The 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 States
    • The Threat of Renewed Instability, 1919-24
    • The Restoration of Order, 1925-31
  • STRONGMAN RULE, 1932-63
    • The Era of Tiburcio Carías Andino, 1932-54
    • Aborted Reform, 1954-63
  • MILITARY RULE AND INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT, 1963-78
    • War with El Salvador
    • Military Rule and Reform
  • THE RETURN TO CIVILIAN RULE, 1978-82
  • HONDURAS IN THE MIDDLE: UNITED STATES POLICY AND THE CENTRAL AMERICAN CRISIS
    • The Suazo Córdova Administration: Caudillo Politics in the Shadow of the Military
    • Honduras and the Nicaraguan Conflict
    • The Struggle of Electoral Democracy: the Elections of 1985
  • FROM CONTADORA TO ESQUIPULAS: THE CRISIS ABATES
    • The Contadora Process
    • The Arias Plan
    • Accord in Nicaragua
• Chapter 2. The Society and Its Environment
  • GEOGRAPHY
    • Location and Boundaries
    • Boundary Disputes
    • Topography
      • Interior Highlands
      • The Caribbean Lowlands
      • Pacific Lowlands
    • Climate
    • Hydrography
  • DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS
    • Population Density and Distribution
    • Rural-to-Urban Migration
    • Regional Emigration
    • Population Growth
  • SOCIAL SECTORS
    • Background
    • Advocates for Social Change
    • The Upper Class
    • The Middle Class
    • The Lower Class
  • FAMILY AND KIN
  • LIVING CONDITIONS
    • Rural Life
    • Urban Life
  • ETHNIC GROUPS
    • Indigenous Groups
    • Other Non-Ladino Groups
  • RELIGION
  • SOCIAL WELFARE
    • Education
    • Health
  • THE ENVIRONMENT
• Chapter 3. The Economy
  • GROWTH AND STRUCTURE OF THE ECONOMY
  • MACROECONOMIC TRENDS
    • Recent Growth
    • Inflation
    • Unemployment
  • ROLE OF GOVERNMENT
    • Fiscal Policies
    • Monetary and Exchange-Rate Policies
    • Budget
  • HUMAN RESOURCES
    • Composition of Labor Force
    • Employment Indicators and Benefits
    • Labor Unions
  • AGRICULTURE
    • Land Use
    • Agricultural Policy
    • Land Reform
    • Traditional Crops
    • Nontraditional Crops
    • Livestock
    • Fishing
    • Forestry
  • NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY
    • Mining and Minerals
    • Energy Sources
    • Electric Power
  • INDUSTRY
    • Manufacturing
    • Construction
  • SERVICES
    • Banking and Financial System
    • Tourism
    • Telecommunications
    • Transportation
  • EXTERNAL SECTOR
    • Trade
    • Foreign Investment
• Chapter 4. Government and Politics
  • CONSTITUTIONAL BACKGROUND
  • GOVERNMENTAL INSTITUTIONS AND PROCESS
    • Executive
    • Legislative
    • Judiciary
    • Local Government
    • The Electoral Process
  • POLITICAL DYNAMICS
    • Political Parties
      • Two Traditionally Dominant Parties
      • Smaller Political Parties and Movements
    • Interest Groups
      • Business Organizations
      • Labor and Peasant Organizations
      • Popular Organizations
    • Domestic Human Rights Organizations
    • The Press
    • Civilian Democratic Rule
  • FOREIGN RELATIONS
    • The United States
    • Central America
• Chapter 5. National Security
  • HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
    • The Army as Political Instrument, 1838-1922
    • Development of an Independent Military Identity, 1922-63
    • Consolidation and Organizational Maturity, 1963-80
  • CONSTITUTIONAL AND OTHER LEGAL PROVISIONS
  • THE ARMED FORCES
    • Army
    • Air Force
    • Navy
    • Public Security Force
    • Other Military Units
    • Recruitment and Training
    • Ranks, Insignia, and Uniforms
  • MILITARY FINANCES
    • Defense Budget
    • Involvement in the Nation's Economy
    • United States Military Assistance and Training
    • Military Ties with Other Countries
  • THE PENAL SYSTEM AND HUMAN RIGHTS
    • Penal System
    • Respect for Human Rights
    • Domestic Human Rights Organizations
• Appendices
  • Appendix A. Tables
  • Appendix B. Central American Common Market
• Bibliography
• Glossary