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ROOTS OF CATASTROPHE IN CENTRAL AMERICA

Central America's profound political and military convulsion is largely the result of a boom and currently severely bust agro-export economy built upon an outmoded social order. Focusing upon food security issues and their implications for the poor majority, this report analyzes major factors contributing to the current crisis within and beyond this small sub-region of Latin America. The major emphasis is upon Nicaragua and El Salvador, but the the authors also discuss conditions in neighboring Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, and Panama. Socioeconomic structures and government strategies are critically assessed in the context of growing food insecurity, and particular attention is given to agrarian reform experiences. Since the United States is the determining outside actor, U.S. policies and interests are analyzed in depth as obstacles and potential opportunities for broad-based popular development and food security.