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The author reviews Central American history since 1930 and identifies economic periods, when the region outperformed the world economy. He tests hypotheses about which key factors may have been important contributors to the regions advantages and discusses potentially successful future strategies for Central American and other small states

The article reveals both the depth and seriousness of the institutional impediments to Central American economic recovery in the 1980s. It combines analysis of changes in the structure of the Central American export sector and overall recovery with survey results of Central American private sector leaders' perceptions about the successes and failures of institutional changes which might be supportive of recovery

This article begins by describing the process and effects of globalization over the past 20 years. With the decline in state capacity, changes in the global economy, and the end of the cold war, the environment within which NGOs operate has been much changed. As a result, NGOs have been forced to face the challenges of globalization of the NGO sector. The authors detail how relief and development organizations have responded to these challenges, both internally and externally, and also propose new possibilities for global NGO cooperation and network building.