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The development of Central America in recent decades presents a paradox. As measured by the growth of real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per head, the region’s performance compares favourably with the rest of Latin America and other less developed countries (LDCs). At the same time, political convulsions have become more acute, and in no part of the isthmus — not even in Costa Rica — is political stability assured.
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© 1988 Victor Bulmer-Thomas
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Bulmer-Thomas, V. (1988). Economic Development over the Long Run — Central America since 1920. In: Studies in the Economics of Central America. St Antony’s/Macmillan Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-10364-5_2
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