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Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador : Central American neighbors and U.S. relations / Phillip Buckley, editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Latin American political, economic, and security issues.
- Latin American Political, Economic, and Security Issues
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Guatemala--Foreign relations.
- Guatemala.
- Honduras--Politics and government--1982-.
- Honduras.
- El Salvador--Economic conditions.
- El Salvador.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (128 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Novinka, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Since the 1980s, Guatemala, the most populous country in Central America with a population just over 14 million, has continued its transition from a centuries-long tradition of mostly autocratic rule toward a representative government. A democratic constitution was adopted in 1985, and a democratically elected government was inaugurated in 1986. A 36-year civil war that ravaged Guatemala ended in 1996. This book provides an overview of Guatemala's current political and economic conditions, relations with the United States, and several issues likely to figure in future decisions by Congress and
- Contents:
- ""GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, AND EL SALVADOR: CENTRAL AMERICAN NEIGHBORS AND U.S. RELATIONS""; ""GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, AND EL SALVADOR: CENTRAL AMERICAN NEIGHBORS AND U.S. RELATIONS""; ""LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: GUATEMALA: POLITICAL, SECURITY, AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND U.S. RELATIONS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""POLITICAL SITUATION""; ""SECURITY CONDITIONS""; ""ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS""; ""U.S. RELATIONS WITH AND AID TO GUATEMALA""; ""CONGRESSIONAL CONCERNS""; ""Chapter 2: HONDURAS-U.S. RELATIONS""; ""SUMMARY""
- ""RECENT DEVELOPMENTS""""POLITICAL SITUATION""; ""SECURITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS CONDITIONS""; ""ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS""; ""U.S.-HONDURAS RELATIONS""; ""Chapter 3: EL SALVADOR: BACKGROUND AND U.S. RELATIONS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""POLITICAL CONDITIONS""; ""ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS""; ""SECURITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS""; ""U.S. RELATIONS""; ""INDEX""
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 16, 2014).
- ISBN:
- 1-63321-843-0
- OCLC:
- 914433293
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