Area handbook for Bolivia. / Coauthors: Thomas E. Weil [and others] Research completed July 1973

Bib ID:
280624
Format:
Book
Author:
Weil, Thomas E
Online Version:
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Edition:
2d ed.
Description:
  • [Washington : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1974
  • xiv, 417 p. : maps. ; 24 cm.
Full contents:
  • Machine derived contents note: SECTIOIN I. SOCIAL
  • Chapter 1C General Character of the Society 1
  • 2 Historical Setting 7
  • Before the Conquest
  • The Spanish Conquest and Colonial
  • Rue
  • Independent Bolivia-Developments, 1952-64
  • 3 G(eography and Population 45
  • Boundaries and Political Subdivisions
  • Natural Features
  • Settlement Patterns-Population Structure and Dynamics-
  • Population Problerns-Labor Force
  • 4. Ethnic Groups and Languages 77
  • Highland Indian Ethnic Groups
  • Mestizos and Chois-
  • Low land Groups-Blancos
  • SSocial System 99
  • Social Stratification and Organization -Farn ily-Religion
  • 6 Education 137
  • Historical Development
  • Administration and Finance -The
  • School System-Literacy and Adult Education -The Teaching
  • Profession
  • SLiving Conditions 65
  • Diet and Nutrition Dress -Housing- Health -Welfare -
  • Pattern of Living and Leisure
  • 8. Cultural Life and Mass Communication 191
  • Artistic and Intellectual Expressions -Mass Communication
  • SECTION II. POLITICAL
  • Chapter 9, The Governmental System 215
  • The Constitutional Structure
  • Structure and Functioning of
  • Government t at Subnational Levels-The Electoral System-
  • The Civil Service
  • 10 Political Dy nam uics. 229
  • The Development of Political Attitudes-The MNR and Its
  • Opponents, 1952-64-The Demise of the MNR Government
  • Military Rule-Political Forces and Interest Groups
  • 11. Foreign Relations 257
  • Historical Background
  • Relations with Neighboring Coon-
  • tries-Relations with the United States
  • Extrahemispheric
  • Relations-International Organizations and Commitments
  • SECTION III ECONOMIC
  • Chapter 12 Character and Structure of the Economy 275
  • National Accounts-Role of Government-Public Finance
  • The Balance of Payments and Foreign Aid-Currency, Bank-
  • ing and Credit
  • 13. Agriculture and Industry 291
  • Land Use, Resources, and Practices-Land Tenure and
  • Agrarian Reform-Crops -Livestock, Fishing, and Forestry-
  • Mining and Metallurgy -Petroleum and Natural Gas-Elec-
  • trical Energy-Manufacturing
  • 14. Trade and Transportation 317
  • Domestic Trade-Tourism-Transportation and Communi-
  • eation- Foreign Trade
  • Regional Economic Integration
  • SECTION IV. NATIONAL SECURITY
  • Chapter 15 Nationai Defense and Public Order 337
  • Police-Laws and the Penal Code-Court and Criminal
  • Procedures -Incidence of Crime-Internal Security-The
  • Armed Forces.
Notes:
  • "DA Pam 550-66."
  • "One of a series of handbooks prepared by Foreign Area Studies (FAS) of the American University."
  • "Supersedes DA Pam 550-66, August 1963."
  • Revision of 1963 ed. issued by the American University Foreign Area Studies Division.
  • Bibliography: p. 359-404.
Subject:
Bolivia
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