Dominican Republic and Haiti: Country Studies

Presidential Transition, October 1995-
March 1997 418
Balance of Power and Political Gridlock,
April 1997-January 1999 420
Unbalanced Power: January-December 1999 423
Toward Municipal, Parliamentary, and
Presidential Elections 425
CONSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK 427
GOVERNMENTAL SYSTEM 429
Governmental Institutions 430
Functions of Government 432
Urban Dominance, Rural Exclusion:
Confronting Entrenched Patterns 434
POLITICAL DYNAMICS 436
Political Players and Patterns of Participation 437
Maintenance and Transfer of Power 438
The Presidency and Political Culture 439
Perceptions of Democracy 440
The Mass Media and the Spread of Information .... 441
INTEREST GROUPS 443
Political Parties 443
Duvalierists and Makout 446
The Elite 447
Civil Society 448
FOREIGN RELATIONS 449
Relations with the United States 450
Relations with the Dominican Republic 452
Relations with Other Countries 453
Chapter 10. Haiti: National Security 457
Jean Tartter
THE MILITARY IN HAITIAN HISTORY 462
The Duvalier Era, 1957-86 463
The Post-Duvalier Period 465
Disintegration and Demobilization of the
Haitian Army, 1993-95 468
STRUCTURE AND CAPABILITIES OF THE
PRE-1995 ARMED FORCES 469
Military Spending and Foreign Assistance 471
Role of the Army in Law Enforcement Prior
to 1995 472
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