The Venezuelan Democratic Revolution : A Profile of the Regime of Rómulo Betancourt

Preface Contents Part One The Background of the Democratic Revolution Introduction Chapter One Venezuela and Its People Chapter Two The Forerunner of the Revolution, 1945 to 1948 Chapter Three The Pérez Jiménez Regime Chapter Four The Provisional Regime Chapter Five Objectives and Methods of the Revolution Part Two The Politics of the Democratic Revolution Chapter Six The Government Parties Chapter Seven The Opposition Parties Chapter Eight The Military and the Right-Wing Opposition Chapter Nine Democracy and Civil Liberties under Betancourt Chapter Ten Foreign Policy of the Revolution Part Three The Program of the Democratic Revolution Chapter Eleven The Economic-Financial Problem Chapter Twelve The Agrarian Reform: General Outlines Chapter Thirteen The Agrarian Reform: Some Specific Examples Chapter Fourteen The Agrarian Reform: Success or Failure? Chapter Fifteen Industrialization: Aid to Private Enterprise Chapter Sixteen Industrialization: The State-Owned Sector Chapter Seventeen Petroleum, Mining, and Conservation Policy Chapter Eighteen Labor Policy and Organization Chapter Nineteen Primary Education Chapter Twenty Adult, Vocational, Secondary, and University Education Chapter Twenty-One Housing, Public Utilities, and Roads Chapter Twenty-Two Health, Social Welfare, and Prison Reform Fart Four Significance of the Venezuelan Democratic Revolution Chapter Twenty-Three The Balance Sheet of the Revolution Chapter Twenty-Four The Role of the Venezuelan Democratic Revolution in America Notes Bibliographical Note Index