"WITH ONE EXCEPTION, THE PAPERS COLLECTED IN THIS VOLUME ... WERE AIRED FOR THE FIRST TIME AT A CONFERENCE SPONSORED BY THE ARMS CONTROL AND FOREIGN POLICY SEMINAR OF THE CENTER FOR POLICY STUDY AND HELD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, ON MAY 26-27, 1972."

1.Changing functions of military rule: Military revolutions and national independence in Latin America: 1968-1971 / Alain Rouquié -- 2. Consequences of military rule and military aid: Assessing the impact of military rule: alternative approaches / Jerry L. Weaver -- Foreign military assistance, national military spending and military rule in Latin America / Philippe C. Schmitter -- 3. Future perspectives for arms control and military rule: The prospects for arms control in Latin America: the strategic dimensions / Geoffrey Kemp -- United States foreign policy and Latin American military rule / James R. Kurth.