Abstract
This paper offers a critical analysis of the findings of the Kissinger Commission on Central America. While taking into account the time pressures and the variety of opinions which influenced the Report, and noting some promising conceptual advances, the author points out a number of important internal inconsistencies and contradictions. These relate to both political and economic factors impinging on the Central American development process. The author finds that most of the economic analysis and policy proposals are sound, but two vital contradictions appear in contrasting the economic necessities with political strategies: sustained economic development requires political peace and would benefit from regional integration, but the recommended political strategies seem to preclude both. The author concludes with an alternative series of premises on which to base a coherent and pragmatic policy.
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