Causes of State Failure - The Case of El Salvador

Once transnational gangs arrived in El Salvador, large gaps in living standards emerged at the borders between their turfs

https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2020/01/11/a-new-study-suggests-that-street-gangs-inflict-broad-economic-harm

America's Role in El Salvador's Deterioration

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/01/trump-and-el-salvador/550955/