DAVID W. DENT is Professor of Political Science at Towson State University, Maryland. He is the author of Recent Trends in Political Science Research on Latin America, Latin American Research Review (1986), and articles or chapters in Comparative Political Studies, Journal of Latin American Studies, and Encyclopedia of Political Systems and Parties.

• Preface Introduction: Political Science Research on Latin America by David W. Dent Comparative Politics: Countries and Regions Mexico by Roderic A. Camp Central America by Robert H. Trudeau Cuba by Julie Marie Bunck The Dominican Republic by Michael J. Kryzanek Venezuela by David W. Dent Colombia by Robert E. Biles Ecuador by David W. Dent Peru by David G. Becker Bolivia by Eduardo A. Gamarra Chile by Paul E. Sigmund Brazil by Frances Hagopian Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay by Gary W. Wynia International Relations: Countries and Regions Patterns in International Relations Research by G. Pope Atkins Mexico's International Relations by Dale Story Central America and the Caribbean by Damian Fernandez South America by Michael J. Francis and Timothy J. Power Appendixes A Selected Bibliography of Politics Reference Works for Latin America by Peter T. Johnson Macro-Trends in Political Science Research, 1960-1985: Data from the Handbook of Latin American Studies by David W. Dent Major Research Centers and Institutes in Latin America and the Caribbean by David W. Dent Name Index Subject Index

DAVID W. DENT is Professor of Political Science at Towson State University, Maryland. He is the author of Recent Trends in Political Science Research on Latin America, Latin American Research Review (1986), and articles or chapters in Comparative Political Studies, Journal of Latin American Studies, and Encyclopedia of Political Systems and Parties.

• Preface Introduction: Political Science Research on Latin America by David W. Dent Comparative Politics: Countries and Regions Mexico by Roderic A. Camp Central America by Robert H. Trudeau Cuba by Julie Marie Bunck The Dominican Republic by Michael J. Kryzanek Venezuela by David W. Dent Colombia by Robert E. Biles Ecuador by David W. Dent Peru by David G. Becker Bolivia by Eduardo A. Gamarra Chile by Paul E. Sigmund Brazil by Frances Hagopian Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay by Gary W. Wynia International Relations: Countries and Regions Patterns in International Relations Research by G. Pope Atkins Mexico's International Relations by Dale Story Central America and the Caribbean by Damian Fernandez South America by Michael J. Francis and Timothy J. Power Appendixes A Selected Bibliography of Politics Reference Works for Latin America by Peter T. Johnson Macro-Trends in Political Science Research, 1960-1985: Data from the Handbook of Latin American Studies by David W. Dent Major Research Centers and Institutes in Latin America and the Caribbean by David W. Dent Name Index Subject Index

DAVID W. DENT is Professor of Political Science at Towson State University, Maryland. He is the author of Recent Trends in Political Science Research on Latin America, Latin American Research Review (1986), and articles or chapters in Comparative Political Studies, Journal of Latin American Studies, and Encyclopedia of Political Systems and Parties.

• Preface Introduction: Political Science Research on Latin America by David W. Dent Comparative Politics: Countries and Regions Mexico by Roderic A. Camp Central America by Robert H. Trudeau Cuba by Julie Marie Bunck The Dominican Republic by Michael J. Kryzanek Venezuela by David W. Dent Colombia by Robert E. Biles Ecuador by David W. Dent Peru by David G. Becker Bolivia by Eduardo A. Gamarra Chile by Paul E. Sigmund Brazil by Frances Hagopian Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay by Gary W. Wynia International Relations: Countries and Regions Patterns in International Relations Research by G. Pope Atkins Mexico's International Relations by Dale Story Central America and the Caribbean by Damian Fernandez South America by Michael J. Francis and Timothy J. Power Appendixes A Selected Bibliography of Politics Reference Works for Latin America by Peter T. Johnson Macro-Trends in Political Science Research, 1960-1985: Data from the Handbook of Latin American Studies by David W. Dent Major Research Centers and Institutes in Latin America and the Caribbean by David W. Dent Name Index Subject Index