Belize - A Country Study

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Introduction Belize: Country Profile GEOGRAPHY SOCIETY ECONOMY TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS NATIONAL SECURITY Chapter 6. Belize: Historical Setting ANCIENT MAYAN CIVILIZATION PRE-COLUMBIAN MAYAN SOCIETIES AND THE CONQUEST THE EMERGENCE OF THE BRITISH SETTLEMENT Beginnings of Self-Government and the Plantocracy Slavery in the Settlement, 1794-1838 Emigration of the Garifuna THE EARLY COLONY Mayan Emigration and Conflict Formal Establishment of the Colony, 1862-71 COLONIAL STAGNATION AND CRISIS The Genesis of Modern Politics, 1931-54 DECOLONIZATION AND THE BORDER DISPUTE WITH GUATEMALA Chapter 7. Belize: The Society and Its Environment GEOGRAPHY Geology Physical Features Natural Resources Climate POPULATION AND SETTLEMENT PATTERNS Migration THE CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF BELIZEAN SOCIETY Language Religion Cultural Pluralism and Ethnic Diversity STRUCTURE OF BELIZEAN SOCIETY The Upper Sector The Middle Sector The Lower Sector Social Dynamics EDUCATION School System Patterns of Access and Performance STANDARD OF LIVING Food and Diet Health and Welfare Chapter 8. Belize: The Economy GROWTH AND STRUCTURE OF THE ECONOMY The Small Economy Economic History Growth during 1980-85 Growth after 1985 Peripheral Factors GOVERNMENT POLICY Balance of Payments Investments Fiscal Performance External Debt LABOR FOREIGN ECONOMIC RELATIONS AGRICULTURE Citrus Bananas Other Crops FISHING AND FORESTRY INDUSTRY Manufacturing Construction OTHER SERVICES Banking and Finance ECONOMIC PROSPECTS Chapter 9. Belize: Government and Politics CONSTITUTIONAL BACKGROUND The Public Meeting and the Superintendent, pre-1854 Elected Legislative Assembly, 1854-70 Crown Colony, 1871-1935 The Return to Elected Government, 1936-53 Constitution of 1954 and Extension of Suffrage, 1954-60 The 1960 Constitution Internal Self-Rule, 1964-81 Constitution of 1981 Structure of the Constitution of 1981 Procedure for Amending the Constitution GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS Executive Legislature Judiciary Public Service Local Government POLITICAL DYNAMICS Electoral Process since Independence Political Parties United Democratic Party Other Parties Interest Groups Business Community Churches and Religious Institutions Consciousness-Raising Organizations Mass Communications FOREIGN RELATIONS Relations with Guatemala Relations with Other Latin American and Caribbean Countries Relations with Britain Relations with Other Countries Chapter 10. Belize: National Security BELIZE'S MILITARY HISTORY AND STRATEGIC SETTING THE BELIZE DEFENCE FORCE Personnel and Training Organization and Equipment Defense Spending Foreign Military Relations PUBLIC ORDER AND INTERNAL SECURITY Crime The Belize National Police The Criminal Justice System

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