A lens on social justice is now transforming the work of Catholic Relief Services. The post-conflict Truth Comm. War veterans are dissatisfied with compensation. These results will be published soon by the Intl. Under-five mortality has improved dramatically, dropping to 35 deaths per 1,000 live births.
Appendices provide useful historical data on Salvador's economic performance.
Stanley cautions against oft-expressed, na ve hopes that a corporatist state can reform itself. El Salvador's violent history demonstrates the difficulty of replacing a protection racket state with one based on broad political legitimacy. Carter in early 1980 to suspend all military assistance because of abuses by the armed forces against civilians.