VENEZUELA - A Country Study

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• VENEZUELA
• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• Preface
• COUNTRY PROFILE
  • GEOGRAPHY
  • SOCIETY
  • ECONOMY
  • TRANSPORTATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
  • GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
  • NATIONAL SECURITY
• INTRODUCTION
• Chapter 1. Historical Setting
  • DISCOVERY AND CONQUEST
  • SPANISH COLONIAL LIFE
  • THE EPIC OF INDEPENDENCE
  • A CENTURY OF CAUDILLISMO
  • THE TRANSITION TO DEMOCRATIC RULE
  • THE TRIUMPH OF DEMOCRACY
• Chapter 2. The Society and Its Environment
  • GEOGRAPHY
    • Topography
    • Climate
    • Hydrography
  • POPULATION DYNAMICS
    • Population Profile
    • Migration
    • Settlement Patterns
  • SOCIAL STRUCTURE
    • The Elite
    • The Middle Class
    • Peasants
    • Workers and the Urban Lower Class
  • ETHNIC GROUPS
  • MODERNIZATION, SOCIAL VALUES, AND RELIGION
  • SOCIAL WELFARE
    • Education
    • Health and Social Security
• Chapter 3. The Economy
  • GROWTH AND STRUCTURE OF THE ECONOMY
  • ECONOMIC POLICY
    • Fiscal Policy
    • Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies
  • LABOR
    • Formal Sector
    • Informal Sector
  • AGRICULTURE
    • Land Policies
    • Land Use
    • Crops
      • Food Crops
      • Cash Crops
    • Livestock
    • Farming Technology
    • Fishing and Forestry
  • ENERGY AND INDUSTRY
    • Petroleum
    • Natural Gas and Petrochemicals
    • Electricity
    • Mining
    • Manufacturing
    • Construction
  • SERVICES
    • Banking and Financial Services
    • Transportation
    • Telecommunications
    • Tourism
  • FOREIGN ECONOMIC RELATIONS
    • Foreign Trade
    • Balance of Payments
    • Foreign Debt
    • Foreign Assistance
• Chapter 4. Government and Politics
  • THE GOVERNMENTAL SYSTEM
    • Constitutional Development
    • The Executive
    • The Legislature
    • The Judiciary
    • Public Administration
    • Local Government
    • The Electoral System
  • POLITICAL DYNAMICS
    • Political Developments since 1958
    • Interest Groups and Major Political Actors
    • Political Parties
    • Formal and Informal Dynamics of Public Policy
    • The Mass Media
  • FOREIGN RELATIONS
• Chapter 5. National Security
  • HISTORY OF THE ARMED FORCES
  • STRATEGIC SETTING
    • Venezuela and the United States
    • Venezuela and Colombia
    • Venezuela and Guyana
    • Venezuela and Brazil
  • ROLE OF THE MILITARY IN NATIONAL LIFE
    • Missions
    • Manpower
    • Defense Spending
  • ARMED FORCES ORGANIZATION, TRAINING, AND EQUIPMENT
    • The Army
    • The Navy
    • The Air Force
    • The Armed Forces of Cooperation (National Guard)
    • Uniforms, Ranks, and Insignia
  • INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC ORDER
    • Threats to Internal Security
    • Law Enforcement Agencies
    • The Criminal Justice System
    • The Prison System
• Appendix. Tables
• Bibliography
• Glossary