DominicanRepublic.docx

Dominican Republic

Richard A. Haggerty, ed. Dominican Republic: A Country Study. Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress, 1989.

Acknowledgments Preface

HISTORY THE FIRST COLONY HAITI AND SANTO DOMINGO SANTANA AND BAEZ The Infant Republic Annexation by Spain, 1861-65 The Contest for Power, 1865-82 ULISES HEUREAUX, 1882-99 RENEWED CONFLICT, 1899-1916 OCCUPATION BY THE UNITED STATES, 1916-24 THE ERA OF TRUJILLO THE POST-TRUJILLO ERA Transition to Elected Government Civil War and United States Intervention, 1965 Joaquín Balaguer, 1966-78 Antonio Guzmán, 1978-82

The Society and Environment GEOGRAPHY Natural Regions Rivers Climate POPULATION Migration Urbanization RACIAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS Ethnic Heritage Modern Immigration Haitians URBAN SOCIETY The Elite The Middle Sector The Urban Poor RURAL SOCIETY Sugar Plantations Mixed Farming FAMILY AND KIN RELIGION EDUCATION Health and Social Security

The Economy GROWTH AND STRUCTURE OF THE ECONOMY ECONOMIC POLICY Fiscal Policy LABOR AGRICULTURE Land Tenure and Land Policy Farming Technology Cash Crops Food Crops Livestock Forestry and Fishing INDUSTRY Manufacturing Traditional Manufacturing Free-Zone Manufacturing Mining Construction Energy TOURISM FOREIGN TRADE

Government and Politics THE SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT Constitutional Development The Executive The Legislature The Judiciary Public Administration Local Government The Electoral System POLITICAL DYNAMICS The System of Dominican Politics Political Developments since 1978 Interest Groups The Armed Forces The Roman Catholic Church Economic Elites Trade Unions Student Politics Peasants Middle Class The Bureaucracy Outside Actors Political Parties The Mass Media FOREIGN RELATIONS

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