Honduras: State for Sale (Latin American Bureau Publications)

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Honduras has been known as the “”Pentagon Republic”” as a result of the vast military complex the United States has constructed on its soil. But loss of national sovereignty isn’t new to Honduras. When strong local elites failed to emerge after Independence, the United States banana companies soon dominated political and economic life, virtually choosing the country’s presidents. Economic diversification since the second one world war has not altered the basic themes of Honduran history: subservience to US interests, militarism, corruption and mass poverty. In pursuit of personal fortunes and political power, military and civilian elites have offered the country as a “”state for sale””.

Honduras: State for Sale traces the transformation of Honduras from banana enclave to the linchpin of US military strategy within the region. It analyzes the elements which distinguish Honduras from its neighbors and explores the the reason why endemic poverty has not yet generated violent social conflict. This special brief also examines the way in which US influence has affected political and economic developments since 1980, making a approach to the country’s abject poverty more remote than ever.

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