THE ANNUAL REGISTER, 1984. -- THE ANNUAL REGISTER A RECORD OF WORLD EVENTS 1984. -- CONTENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- CONTRIBUTORS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- ANNUAL REGISTER FOR THE YEAR 1984 -- EDITORIAL -- I. THE UNITED KINGDOM -- CHAPTER 1 -- THE COALMINERS' STRIKE -- CHAPTER 2 -- POLICIES, PITFALLS AND PROTESTS -- CHAPTER 3 -- THE OPPOSITION -- CHAPTER 4 -- ECONOMICS AND PUBLIC FINANCE -- CHAPTER 5 -- INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS -- CHAPTER 6 -- SCOTLAND -- CHAPTER 7 -- WALES -- CHAPTER 8 -- NORTHERN IRELAND -- II. THE AMERICAS AND THE CARIBBEAN -- CHAPTER 1 -- THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA -- CHAPTER 2 -- CANADA -- CHAPTER 3 -- LATIN AMERICA -- ARGENTINA -- BOLIVIA -- BRAZIL -- CHILE -- COLOMBIA -- ECUADOR -- PARAGUAY -- PERU -- URUGUAY -- VENEZUELA -- CUBA -- THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND HAITI -- CENTRAL AMERICA AND PANAMA -- MEXICO -- CHAPTER 4 -- THE CARIBBEAN -- JAMAICA -- TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO -- GUYANA -- BARBADOS -- THE BAHAMAS -- BELIZE -- GRENADA -- THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS -- SURINAME -- III. THE USSR AND EASTERN EUROPE -- CHAPTER 1 -- THE USSR -- CHAPTER 2 -- THE GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC -- POLAND -- CZECHOSLOVAKIA -- HUNGARY -- ROMANIA -- BULGARIA -- YUGOSLAVIA -- ALBANIA -- MONGOLIA -- IV. WESTERN, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN EUROPE -- CHAPTER 1 -- FRANCE -- FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY -- ITALY -- BELGIUM -- THE NETHERLANDS -- LUXEMBOURG -- THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND -- CHAPTER 2 -- DENMARK -- ICELAND -- NORWAY -- SWEDEN -- FINLAND -- AUSTRIA -- SWITZERLAND -- CHAPTER 3 -- SPAIN -- PORTUGAL -- GIBRALTAR -- MALTA -- GREECE -- TURKEY -- CYPRUS -- V. THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- CHAPTER 1 -- ISRAEL -- CHAPTER 2 -- THE ARAB WORLD -- EGYPT -- JORDAN -- SYRIA -- LEBANON -- IRAQ -- CHAPTER 3 -- SAUDI ARABIA -- YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC.

THE PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF YEMEN -- THE ARAB GULF STATES -- CHAPTER 4 -- SUDAN -- LIBYA -- TUNISIA -- WESTERN SAHARA -- ALGERIA -- MOROCCO -- VI. EQUATORIAL AFRICA -- CHAPTER 1 -- ETHIOPIA -- SOMALIA -- DJIBOUTI -- KENYA -- TANZANIA -- UGANDA -- CHAPTER 2 -- GHANA -- NIGERIA -- SIERRA LEONE -- THE GAMBIA -- LIBERIA -- CHAPTER 3 -- SENEGAL -- GUINEA -- MALI -- MAURITANIA -- IVORY COAST -- BURKINA FASO (ALIAS UPPER VOLTA -- NIGER -- TOGO AND BENIN -- CAMEROON -- CHAD -- GABON -- CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC -- PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO -- EQUATORIAL GUINEA -- VII. CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AFRICA -- CHAPTER 1 -- ZAÏRE -- RWANDA AND BURUNDI -- GUINEA-BISSAU AND CAPE VERDE -- SÃO TOME AND PRINCIPE -- MOZAMBIQUE -- ANGOLA -- CHAPTER 2 -- ZAMBIA -- MALAWI -- ZIMBABWE -- NAMIBIA -- BOTSWANA -- LESOTHO -- SWAZILAND -- CHAPTER 3 -- THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA -- VIII. SOUTH ASIA AND INDIAN OCEAN -- CHAPTER 1 -- IRAN -- AFGHANISTAN -- CHAPTER 2 -- INDIA -- PAKISTAN -- BANGLADESH -- SRI LANKA -- NEPAL -- CHAPTER 3 -- SEYCHELLES -- MAURITIUS -- BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY -- MALAGASY -- COMORO STATE -- IX. SOUTH-EAST AND EAST ASIA -- CHAPTER 1 -- BURMA -- THAILAND -- MALAYSIA -- BRUNEI -- SINGAPORE -- INDONESIA -- PHILIPPINES -- VIETNAM -- KAMPUCHEA -- LAOS -- CHAPTER 2 -- PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA -- TAIWAN -- HONG KONG -- JAPAN -- SOUTH KOREA -- NORTH KOREA -- X. AUSTRALASIA AND SOUTH PACIFIC -- CHAPTER 1 -- AUSTRALIA -- PAPUA NEW GUINEA -- CHAPTER 2 -- NEW ZEALAND -- CHAPTER 3 -- THE SOUTH PACIFIC -- XI. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS -- CHAPTER 1 -- THE UNITED NATIONS AND ITS AGENCIES -- POLITICAL -- GLOBAL ISSUE -- ECONOMIC -- SOCIAL -- CHAPTER 2 -- THE COMMONWEALTH -- CHAPTER 3 -- THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY -- CHAPTER 4 -- COUNCIL OF EUROPE -- WESTERN EUROPEAN UNION.

THE NORTH ATLANTIC ASSEMBLY -- EUROPEAN FREE TRADE ASSOCIATION -- ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT -- NORDIC COUNCIL -- COMECON -- CHAPTER 5 -- AFRICAN CONFERENCES AND ORGANIZATIONS -- SOUTH-EAST ASIAN ORGANIZATIONS -- CARIBBEAN ORGANIZATIONS -- THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES -- SISTEMA ECONOMICA LATINO-AMERICANA (SELA) -- SOUTH PACIFIC REGIONAL INSTITUTIONS -- CHAPTER 6 -- THE NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT -- XII. ARMAMENTS AND DEFENCE -- CHAPTER 1 -- THE GLOBAL SCENE -- CHAPTER 2 -- NATO AND THE WARSAW PACT -- CHAPTER 3 -- ARMS CONTROL -- XIII. RELIGION -- XIV. THE SCIENCES -- CHAPTER 1 -- MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY -- CHAPTER 2 -- SPACE AND NUCLEAR RESEARCH -- CHAPTER 3 -- TECHNOLOGY -- CHAPTER 4 -- ENVIRONMENT -- XV. THE LAW -- CHAPTER 1 -- INTERNATIONAL LAW -- EUROPEAN COMMUNITY LAW -- CHAPTER 2 -- LAW IN THE UNITED KINGDOM -- XVI. THE ARTS -- CHAPTER 1 -- OPERA -- DANCE/BALLET -- THEATRE -- MUSIC -- THE CINEMA -- TELEVISION AND RADIO -- CHAPTER 2 -- ART -- ARCHITECTURE -- FASHION -- CHAPTER 2 -- LITERATURE -- XVII. SPORT -- XVIII. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS -- CHAPTER 1 -- THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR -- CHAPTER 2 -- THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY -- CHAPTER 3 -- THE ECONOMY OF THE UNITED STATES -- CHAPTER 4 -- THE ECONOMY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM -- CHAPTER 5 -- ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DATA -- B. THE UNITED STATES -- C. INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS -- XIX. DOCUMENTS AND REFERENCE -- DOCUMENTS -- UNITED STATES POLICY ON CENTRAL AMERICA -- NEW IRELAND FORUM -- LIBERATION THEOLOGY -- THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG -- THE UNITED KINGDOM CONSERVATIVE ADMINISTRATION -- OBITUARY -- CHRONICLE OF PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN 1984 -- JANUARY -- FEBRUARY -- MARCH -- APRIL -- MAY -- JUNE -- JULY -- AUGUST -- SEPTEMBER -- OCTOBER -- NOVEMBER -- DECEMBER -- INDEX.