Table of Contents -- I. BACKGROUND -- 1 Land, People, and Economy -- 2 History -- 3 Church and State -- 4 Parties and Politics -- II. ORGANIZATION AND STRUCTURE -- 5 The Constitutional System -- 6 The Congress -- 7 The Presidency -- 8 The Judiciary -- 9 Public Administration -- 10 Administration and Its Improvement -- 11 Public Finance -- III. INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS -- 12 The Ministry of Government -- 13 Foreign Relations -- 14 Defense -- 15 Government's Positive Economic Role -- IV. PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC WORKS -- 16 Communications -- 17 Electrification -- 18 Oil -- 19 Public Works and the Public Utility Program -- V. AGRICULTURE -- 20 Agricultural History and Problems -- 21 Government in Agriculture -- VI. SOCIAL SERVICES -- 22 Government and Labor -- 23 Social Security, Health, and Welfare -- 24 Education -- VII. GOVERNMENTAL SUBDIVISIONS -- 25 State Government -- 26 Local Government -- 27 The Federal District and the Territories -- VIII. CONCLUSIONS -- 28 A Developing Democracy -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.