Uruguay Study & Guide - AllRefer - Uruguay 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 FROM PRE-COLUMBIAN TIMES TO THE CONQUEST
o THE STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE, 1811-30
+ Artigas's Revolution, 1811-20
+ From Insurrection to State Organization, 1820-30
o BEGINNINGS OF INDEPENDENT LIFE, 1830-52
+ The First Presidents, 1830-38
+ The Great War, 1843-52
o THE STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL, 1852-75
+ Intervention by Neighboring Countries
+ Evolution of the Economy and Society
+ Caudillos and Political Stability
o MODERN URUGUAY, 1875-1903
+ Militarism, 1875-90
+ The Return of Civilians
o THE NEW COUNTRY, 1903-33
+ Batlle y Ord��ez and the Modern State
+ The Consolidation of Political Democracy
o THE CONSERVATIVE ADJUSTMENT, 1931-43
+ The Terra Era, 1931-38
+ Baldomir and the End of Dictatorship
o "THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE URUGUAY," 1943-58
+ The Administration of Am�zaga, 1943-47
+ Neo-Batllism, 1947-51
+ Decline of the Economy and the Colorado Party, 1951-58
o ECONOMIC CRISIS AND DECLINE
+ The Blanco Administrations, 1959-67
+ Pachequism, 1967-72
+ The Emergence of Militarism, 1972-73
o THE MILITARY GOVERNMENT, 1973-85
+ The New Situation, 1973-80
+ The Military's Economic Record
+ The Opposition and the Reemergence of Parties, 1980-84
+ The Transition to Democracy, 1984-85
* The Society and Its Environment
o GEOGRAPHY
+ Topography and Hydrography
+ Climate
+ Land Use and Settlement Patterns
# The Interior
# The Littoral
# Greater Montevideo
# The Coast
# Regional Development
o POPULATION
+ Historical Patterns of Settlement
+ Contemporary Ethnic Composition
+ Fertility, Mortality, and Population Growth
+ Urbanization
+ Migration
+ Emigration
o SOCIAL CLASSES
+ The Ranching Elite
+ Business Elites
+ Political Elites
+ The Middle Class
+ Small Farmers and Rural Workers
+ Blue-Collar Workers
+ The Urban Poor
o INCOME DISTRIBUTION AND LIVING STANDARDS
o FAMILY LIFE
o HEALTH AND WELFARE
+ Infant Mortality and Life Expectancy
+ State and Private Health Care
+ Social Security Pensions
o EDUCATION
+ The Education System
+ Historical Origins and Evolution of Education
+ Educational Reforms under Military Rule, 1973-85
+ Education under the Colorados, 1985-88
o RELIGION
* The Economy
o GROWTH AND STRUCTURE OF THE ECONOMY
+ Colonial Period
+ Postindependence Era
+ The Export Model
+ Batllism
+ Stagnation
+ Restructuring under the Military Regime, 1973-85
+ The Sanguinetti Government
o ECONOMIC POLICY
+ Fiscal Policy
+ Monetary and Exchange-Rate Policy
o LABOR
+ The Labor Movement
+ Government Policy
o AGRICULTURE
+ Agricultural Stagnation
+ Land Use and Tenure
+ Livestock Ranching
+ Crop Production
+ Fishing
+ Forestry
o INDUSTRY
+ Background of Industrial Development
+ Autonomous Entities
+ Private Firms
+ Construction
+ Mining
+ Energy
o SERVICES
+ Banking and Financial Services
+ Transportation and Communications
+ Tourism
o EXTERNAL SECTOR
+ Foreign Debt
+ Trade
+ Balance of Payments
+ Economic Integration
+ Free-Trade Zones
* Government and Politics
o CONSTITUTIONAL BACKGROUND
o GOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURE
+ The Executive
+ The Legislature
+ The Judiciary
+ Public Administration
+ Local Government
+ The Electoral Process
o POLITICAL DYNAMICS
+ Political Parties
# Traditional Parties
# Broad Front
# New Sector
+ Democratic Consolidation, 1985-90
# The Sanguinetti Administration
# The November 1989 Elections
# The Lacalle Administration
+ Political Forces and Interest Groups
# The Military
# Labor Unions
# The Roman Catholic Church
# Students
# The Media
# Other Interest Groups
o FOREIGN RELATIONS
+ Foreign Relations under Democratic Rule, 1985-90
# The United States
# Latin America
# Other Regions
+ Foreign Policy in 1990
* National Security
o THE ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARMED FORCES
+ Evolution of the Army
+ Development of the Navy
+ Creation of an Independent Air Force
o THE GROWTH OF MILITARY INVOLVEMENT IN POLITICS
o THE ARMED FORCES IN THE NATIONAL LIFE
+ Manpower
+ Military Justice
+ Defense Spending
o ARMED FORCES ORGANIZATION, TRAINING, AND EQUIPMENT
+ Army
+ Navy
+ Air Force
+ Uniforms, Ranks, and Insignia
o PUBLIC ORDER AND INTERNAL SECURITY
+ Crime
+ The National Police
+ The Criminal Justice System
* Appendix. Tables
* Glossary