The Obstructions the Lead to the Destabilization of El Salvador’s Democracy
The implementation of a democratic government in El Salvador has not been a tranquil transition throughout the country’s history. It has been evident that through military orders and political configurations, El Salvador never quite fully reached its potential to form a democracy and still continue to struggle in obtaining a uniformed democratic government to this day. “In El Salvador, the characteristic features of classical liberal democracies were practically absent.” (Ucles, 111). Meaning that in order to overcome the crucial hindrances to the democratization of the country, effective and lawful negotiations, organizations and political practices are essential…show more content… The lack of a formal democratic government predisposed the country to a destabilized government. The issues involved with this particular subject had a major effect in the paradigm for the distribution of power in El Salvador. In order to present the obstructions the country underwent for my analysis, I will first discuss how politics and the roots of neoliberalism effected the government. At the commencement of this transition, the Martinez regime in particular used the state power to subdue the citizens of El Salvador. Next, I will examine how the United States intervention effected the government as well. I will discuss the period during the Ronald Reagan’s presidency where he began to make efforts to implement his own standards and policies on Central America in order to contain balanced negotiations on the region. Lastly, I will mention how securitized institutions acted as an open door to repression and corruption in El Salvador as it assisted the country towards an unbalanced democracy. The police institution of El Salvador represents how the…show more content… Liberalism is a political philosophy which the notion that the most important idea is individual liberty. However, Neoliberalism is about free-market capitalism, so economically it is very similar to classical liberalism. Neoliberalism is similar to a modern impression on classical liberalism; but it centers on the markets. This model includes privatization, the implementation of business regulations and the administration of trade provisions that benefit United States corporations. As El Salvador began to shift towards a democratic government, the implementation of neoliberalism and nationalism assisted in the instability of the government in El Salvador. For instance, in an article titled, “El Salvador: Contradictions of Neoliberalism and Building Sustainable Peace” it states, “In the case of El Salvador, one of his eight case studies, economic liberalization has led to social unrest and increasingly authoritarian solutions by state institutions. Additionally, neoliberal policies led to dangerous reductions in social spending and programs created by the peace accords.” (Wade 18). This passage suggests that applying neoliberal policies resulted in reductions in public and private institutions of benefits provided by the Peace Accords. This in turn proposes the idea that the application of these policies worsened socio-economic inequalities which
