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Sandinista Revolution John Weeks, Professor of International Economics, Middlebury College:
"For those who look for new thinking on Nicaragua, 'Dynamics of an Unfinished Revolution' is necessary reading. Alan Benjamin offers a well-argued answer to the question, where does the revolution go from • Joe Ricciardi, Economist, academic visitor, Central Bank of Nicaragua:
Professor James Rhodes, Luther College (Library Journal):
"Benjamin provides a tightly argued and carefully documented case for whal re terms 'an incomplete revolution. This book is unique in that it assesses the impact of U.S. policy within the Nicaraguan political system.
"Nicaragua: Dynamics of an Unfinished Revolution"
researchers at Managua's ITZTANI Institute, 186 pp. Introduction by Rod Holt and Jeff Mackler. To order, send $8.95 (includes $1 postage) to:
Walnut Publishing Co., 3435 Army St., Rm. 308, San Francisco, CA Nicaragua Dynamics of an Untrished KONG ULILT by "A useful treatment of Nicaragua's mixed economy." Moisés Hassan (former Sandinista leader and ex-mayor of Managua):
"In a short space, Alan Benjamin has selected the essential issues facing the Nicaraguan Revolution and presented a coherent analysis of the social forces in contention over the past decade.
"Foreign observers who support the revolution tend to uncritically echo the policy positions of the Sandinista leadership, thereby doing a disservice to the revolution itself. Benjamin has avoide this pitfall. He is not afraid to approach the problems confronting the revolution and to offer an alternative solution to the crisis facing Nicaragua."
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"A rebuke of the FMLN"
A week after the Malta meeting, the five Central American presidents met again in Costa Rica to attempt to find a "peaceful settlement" to the conflict in the region. The agreement drafted by the presidents, including Daniel Ortega, represents a stab in the back of the Salvadoran freedom struggle.
The agreement equated the FMLN combatants with the contras, calling for their prompt demobilization. New York Times reporter Lindsey Gruson described the accord in a Dec. 17 article:
"In a rebuke to the Salvadoran rebels of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front, the presidents stopped just short of calling them terrorists while endorsing the Salvadoran government of Alfredo Cristiani