El Salvador Study & Guide - AllRefer - El Salvador Information

* Country Profile
o COUNTRY
o GEOGRAPHY
o SOCIETY
o ECONOMY
o TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
o GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
o NATIONAL SECURITY
* Introduction
* Historical Setting
o SPANISH CONQUEST AND COLONIZATION
o EL SALVADOR AND THE UNITED PROVINCES OF CENTRAL AMERICA
o THE COFFEE REPUBLIC
+ The Oligarchy and the Liberal State
+ Economic Crisis and Repression
o REPRESSION AND REFORM UNDER MILITARY RULE
o THE CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS: A CENTRIST ALTERNATIVE?
+ The 1969 War with Honduras
+ Dashed Hopes: The 1972 Elections
o THE 1970s: THE ROAD TO REVOLT
o THE REFORMIST COUP OF 1979
o THE CIVIL CONFLICT BEGINS
o THE UNITED STATES TAKES A HAND
o THE "DEMOCRATIC PROCESS"
* The Society and Its Environment
o GEOGRAPHY
+ Geology
+ Physical Features
+ Climate
o POPULATION
+ Demographic Trends
+ Population Growth and Age Distribution
o THE STRUCTURE OF SOCIETY
+ The Upper Sector
+ The Lower Sector
+ The Middle Sector
+ Indians
o RURAL LIFE
+ Standard of Living
+ Health and Welfare
+ Education
o MIGRATION
o URBAN LIFE
+ Urbanization
+ Quality of Life
o SOCIAL DYNAMICS
+ Agrarian Reform
+ Revolutionary Groups
+ The Role of Religion
* The Economy
o GROWTH AND STRUCTURE OF THE ECONOMY
+ Income Distribution
+ Sectors of the Economy
+ The Labor Force
o ROLE OF GOVERNMENT
+ Monetary and Credit Policies
# The Banking System
# The Tax System
# Fiscal Policy and the Budget Process
+ Allocation of Government Expenditures
# Military
# Utilities and Communications
# Health, Education, and Entitlements
# Public Enterprises
o AGRICULTURE
+ The Land Tenure System
+ Major Crops and Commodities
# Coffee
# Sugar
# Cotton
# Basic Grains
# Livestock
# Fisheries
# Forestry
o INDUSTRY
+ Manufacturing
+ Other Leading Industries
o INFRASTRUCTURE
+ Transportation
+ Communications
+ Energy
o FOREIGN ECONOMIC RELATIONS
+ Balance of Payments and the External Sector
+ Trade and Trade Policy
+ Direct Foreign Investment and External Debt
* Government and Politics
o CONSTITUTIONAL BACKGROUND
+ The Constitutions of El Salvador, 1824-1962
+ The Constitution of 1983
# The Political Setting
# The Document
o GOVERNMENTAL INSTITUTIONS
+ The Executive
+ The Legislature
+ The Judiciary
+ The Military
+ Local Government
o POLITICAL DYNAMICS
+ Electoral Procedures
+ The Electoral Process
+ Political Parties
# Christian Democratic Party
# Nationalist Republican Alliance
# National Conciliation Party
# Left-Wing Parties
# Other Parties
+ Interest Groups
# Private Enterprise
# Labor and Campesino Groups
# The Roman Catholic Church
+ Mass Communications
o FOREIGN RELATIONS
+ Relations with the United States
+ The Crisis in Central America
# The Contadora Process
# The Arias Plan
+ Relations with Other Nations
* National Security
o EVOLUTION OF THE MILITARY'S ROLE IN SOCIETY AND GOVERNMENT
+ The Oligarchy's Private Army, 1824-1931
+ The Military in Power, 1931-84
+ The Military under Democratic Rule, 1984-88
o THE ARMED FORCES
+ Mission and Organization
+ Defense Budget
+ Military Service
+ Ranks, Uniforms, and Insignia
+ Capabilities
# The Army
# The Air Force
# The Navy
+ Civic Action
o EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND RULES OF CONDUCT
+ Military Schools
+ Officer Corps Dynamics
+ Military Justice
o FOREIGN MILITARY INFLUENCE AND ASSISTANCE
o THE SECURITY FORCES
+ Historical Background
+ Mission and Organization
o FOREIGN SECURITY ASSISTANCE
o THREATS TO INTERNAL SECURITY
+ Right-Wing Extremism
# Background
# Curbing the Death Squads
+ Left-Wing Extremism
# Background to the Insurgency
# Insurgent Organization
# Peace Talks
# Counterinsurgency Tactics
o CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
+ The Criminal Justice System
# Judicial Ineffectiveness
# Judicial Reform
+ Penal and Procedural Codes
+ The Penal System
* Appendix. Tables
* Glossary