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Agrarian Structure and Political Stability in Honduras

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

J. Mark Ruhl*
Affiliation:
Department of Political Science, Dickinson College

Extract

In recent years, a violent social and political upheaval has been underway in Central America. A revolutionary regime has taken power in Nicaragua, and leftist guerrilla forces have begun to threaten the survival of the existing governments in El Salvador and Guatemala. Geographically surrounded by these three politically unstable countries, Honduras, in contrast, has remained remarkably free of serious internal revolutionary pressures. Although Honduras shares many of the problems of poverty, inequality, dependency, and authoritarian tradition that are associated with its neighbors, Honduran authorities have managed to maintain political order.

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Copyright © University of Miami 1984

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