Is There a Transition to Democracy in El Salvador? / ed. by Gary Bland, Joseph S. Tulchin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Arnson, Cynthia J., Contributor.

Aronson, Bernard W., Contributor.

Baloyra, Enrique, Contributor.

Bland, Gary, Editor.

Bland, Gary, Contributor.

Foote, Heather, Contributor.

Garcia, José Z., Contributor.

Gibb, Tom, Contributor.

McAward, John, Contributor.

Murray Meza, Roberto, Contributor.

Soto, Alvaro de, Contributor.

Tulchin, Joseph S., Contributor.

Tulchin, Joseph S., Editor.

Vickers, George R., Contributor.

Series:

Woodrow Wilson Center Current Studies on Latin America

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2023]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The contributors consider to what degree democracy has taken root in El Salvador and assess the constraints on and prospects for stable, democratic, civilian-controlled government institutions.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Introduction

Part 1 • El Salvador After the March 1991 Elections

1 Elections and the Road to Peace

2 The Political Reality After Eleven Years of War

3 Commentary

4 Discussion

Part 2 • The United States and Democracy in El Salvador

5 The Role of US Policy

6 Commentary

7 Discussion

Part 3 • The Transition to Democratic Government: Three Key Issues

8 Human Rights: Has There Been Progress?

9 The Tanda System and Institutional Autonomy of the Military

10 The State of the Economy

11 Commentary

12 Discussion

Part 4 • The Prospects for Peace

13 The Negotiations Following the New York Agreement

14 Discussion

Part 5 • Conclusion

15 Assessing the Transition to Democracy

Index

About the Book

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mai 2023)

ISBN:

1-68585-463-X

OCLC:

1378174458