Paraguay - A Country Study

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COUNTRY PROFILE GEOGRAPHY SOCIETY ECONOMY TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS NATIONAL SECURITY INTRODUCTION Chapter 1. Historical Setting DISCOVERY AND SETTLEMENT The Young Colony The Sword of the Word INDEPENDENCE AND DICTATORSHIP The Rise of José El Supremo Dictador DICTATORSHIP AND WAR Francisco Solano Ló The War of the Triple Alliance LIBERALS VERSUS COLORADOS The First Colorado Era Liberal Decades The Chaco War and the February Revolution Morí THE STRONATO 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 Paraneñ 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 Expenditures Revenues Monetary Policy Exchange-Rate Policy LABOR AGRICULTURE Land Tenure Land Reform and Land Policy Land Use Crops Food Crops Farming Technology Livestock Forestry and Fishing ENERGY Electricity Itaipú Petroleum Renewable Energy Resources INDUSTRY Manufacturing Construction SERVICES Tourism Transportation Ports and Rivers Roads and Vehicles Rail System Air Service Communications EXTERNAL SECTOR Balance of Payments and Debt Foreign Assistance Chapter 4. Government and Politics THE GOVERNMENTAL SYSTEM 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 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

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