Rural Non-Agricultural Employment and Poverty in Latin America: Evidence from Ecuador and El Salvador

2000 ◽  
pp. 99-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Lanjouw
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
El Salvador ◽  
Agricultural Employment

The Genesis and Internal Dynamics of El Salvador's People's Revolutionary Army, 1970–1976

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (01) ◽  
pp. 102-129
Author(s):  
ALBERTO MARTÍN ÁLVAREZ ◽  
EUDALD CORTINA ORERO
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
El Salvador ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Left Wing ◽  
Internal Dynamics ◽  
Internal Coherence ◽  
The 1960S

AbstractUsing interviews with former militants and previously unpublished documents, this article traces the genesis and internal dynamics of the Ejército Revolucionario del Pueblo (People's Revolutionary Army, ERP) in El Salvador during the early years of its existence (1970–6). This period was marked by the inability of the ERP to maintain internal coherence or any consensus on revolutionary strategy, which led to a series of splits and internal fights over control of the organisation. The evidence marshalled in this case study sheds new light on the origins of the armed Salvadorean Left and thus contributes to a wider understanding of the processes of formation and internal dynamics of armed left-wing groups that emerged from the 1960s onwards in Latin America.

Resurgent Democracy and the Guatemalan Military

1986 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 383-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jim Handy
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
El Salvador ◽  
Reagan Administration ◽  
Military Dictatorship ◽  
American Media ◽  
The Military

During 1984 and 1985 there was much discussion of an apparent ‘resurgence’ of democracy in many countries in Latin America. As the military handed over the reins of government to elected civilian rulers in Honduras, El Salvador and Argentina, and steps toward the same end were taken in Uruguay and Brazil, the American media and the Reagan administration – conveniently forgetting its earlier support for military dictatorship – began to speak glowingly of a new ‘Latin spring’.

Why Tiempo is under attack

1984 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-22
Author(s):  
George Black
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Latin America ◽  
El Salvador ◽  
Central America ◽  
North American ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
The North ◽  
The Government

‘Those who are not with the government are considered enemies of Honduras, anti-patriots, Communists’ says Tiempo's editor, Manuel Gamero Honduras was until recently an area of calm in the stormy region of Central America. Now, however, its civilian government is hard-pressed by the armed forces who have involved the country in the struggle against the Sandinista government in Nicaragua and the guerrilla fighters in El Salvador. Both Honduras' press and university are coming increasingly under attack, as George Black, a British journalist who is on the staff of the North American Congress on Latin America in New York, here explains.

Strategy, Ideology, and Human Rights: Jimmy Carter Confronts the Left in Central America, 1979–1981

2006 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 57-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
John A. Soares
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Latin America ◽  
El Salvador ◽  
Central America ◽  
The United States ◽  
Jimmy Carter

This article discusses the Carter administration's policies toward Nicaragua and El Salvador after the Sandinistas took power in Nicaragua in July 1979. These policies were influenced by the widespread perception at the time that Marxist revolutionary forces were in the ascendance and the United States was in retreat. Jimmy Carter was trying to move away from traditional American “interventionism” in Latin America, but he was also motivated by strategic concerns about the perception of growing Soviet and Cuban strength, ideological concerns about the spread of Marxism-Leninism, and political-humanitarian concerns about Marxist-Leninist regimes' systematic violations of human rights.

Business in Peace Negotiations in Latin America

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angelika Rettberg
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
El Salvador ◽  
Organizational Forms ◽  
International Context ◽  
Social Dialogue ◽  
Peace Negotiations ◽  
Important Impact ◽  
Lasting Peace ◽  
Uniform Model

Business—or the sum of privately run enterprises in all sectors of the economy, their owners, and managers—can have an important impact on the holding of peace talks, on agreement substance, and on the speed and depth of implementation. In fact, business has been part of peacebuilding processes in many conflict-affected societies in Latin America, both by spoiling ongoing efforts and by supporting negotiations, social dialogue, and transformative projects. The examples of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Colombia show that there is not a uniform model whereby private sector actors define their interests and strategies in relation to peace talks and peacebuilding processes. Rather, factors related to the nature and intensity of conflict, the economic and international context, company traits and private sector organizational forms, as well as access to the policymaking process play an important role. Whether peace is achieved or not ultimately depends on a variety of factors. However, whether as spoiler, supporter, or simple bystander, the private sector is a crucial actor in societies seeking to build lasting peace.

Latin American taxi app competition to grow

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
El Salvador ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Smartphone Apps ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Taxi Drivers ◽  
Market Dominance ◽  
New Business ◽  
American Cities

Subject Taxi apps in Latin America. Significance Uber in El Salvador agreed on November 10 to abide by existing operating laws, after Vice Transport Minister Nelson Garcia warned that vehicles could be seized if they did not comply. Driver apps are controversial with traditional transport companies in Latin America, as elsewhere, and legislation often lags behind their new business model, exacerbating tensions with taxi drivers in particular. The service is nevertheless growing rapidly across the region, with local rivals positioning themselves to challenge Uber’s market dominance. Impacts Smartphone apps will grow even further in popularity because they address key needs for urban dwellers. Uber will struggle to shake off safety concerns in many Latin American cities in which it operates. Local rivals will consolidate further in an attempt to compete effectively with Uber.

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