The capitalist impact on society in El Salvador

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• The social history in general of El Salvador

El Salvador, a violent society

IDHUCA Report, in Processo

Government, business faced with violence

Processo, 1 July 1998. Although it is astoundingly evident that Salvadoran society is involved in a complex network of violent practices—violence in the family, organized crime, common crime, youth gangs, etc.—which until recently the circles of power in this country appeared to ignore its existence.