Land, power, and poverty: agrarian transformation and political conflict in Central America

* Introduction: Agrarian Transformation and Political Conflict Agrarian Transformation * Agrarian Transformation Before 1950 * The Postwar Transformation of Central American Agriculture * Agrarian Transformation and Rural Economic Security Political Conflict * Guatemala: Between Reform and Terror * El Salvador: From Obstruction to Civil War and Toward Reconciliation * Nicaragua: From Obstruction to Revolution and Back Again * Honduras: The Limitations of Reform * Costa Rica: Toward Sustainable Development * Conclusion: Land, Power, and Poverty