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Liberia: A Country Study

Introduction

Chapter One: Historical Settings

African Background
The Independent Republic
The True Whig Ascendancy
The Tubman Era
The Tolbert Presidency

Chapter Two: The Society and its Enviroment

Chapter 3: The Economy

Agriculture
Mining
Manufacturing
Energy Sources
- Wood Fuels
- Electric
- Power
- Petroleum
Transportation
- Ports
- Martime Shipping
- Roads
- Railroads
- Civil Aviation
Foreign Trade and Balance of Payment

Constitutional Development
Structure of Goverment
- Executive Branch
- Civil Service
- Judicial System
- Local Administration
People's Redemption Council
- Political Program
- Transistional Politics, 1981-82
- Toward Civilian Rule
1983-84-Parties
Associations, and Factions
- Political Organizations under the Second Republic
- Interest Groups
The Information Media
Foreign Relations
- Africa
- Neighboring Countries
- Western Europe
- United States
- Coummunist Countries

Chapter 5: National Security

Military

Liberia: A Country Study

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