Quite aside from the terrible human and institutional impact, this situation also undermines the long-term economic strategies of Central American governments. For better or for worse, democracy in the region has been accompanied by policies of economic liberalisation and efforts to attract foreign investment, culminating in the signing of the Central American Free Trade Agreement with the US in 2005.
除去恶劣的人文和制度影响，上述局面还破坏了中美国家政府的长期经济战略。无论怎样，中美洲民主一直伴随着经济开放政策和吸引外资的努力，2005年《中美自由贸易协定》的签署使这种努力达到了高潮。