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Why did independence from Spain in 1821 fail to change the lives of many people in Central America?

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In post-colonial Latin America and Africa, high levels of violence, political instability, economic balkanization, and anti-trade policies all sabotaged economic growth and reduced state capacities below the already low levels that had characterized the colonial regimes.

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