▁minimal ▁financial ▁resources ▁for ▁mobil izing ▁to ▁provide ▁for ▁the ▁poor est ▁in ▁society , ▁and ▁the ▁per ception s ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁hold ▁power ▁are ▁obst acles ▁to ▁progress ive ▁reform . ▁ ▁At ▁this ▁point , ▁the ▁report ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁presented ▁addressed ▁the ▁development al ▁needs ▁of ▁the ▁region ▁rather ▁than ▁on ▁a ▁country - by - country ▁basis , ▁allowing ▁for ▁the ▁" development ▁of ▁more ▁compreh ensive ▁policies " ▁( Env ivo ▁ 1 9 8 9 ). ▁ ▁The ▁plan ▁to ▁promote ▁dem ocracy ▁thus ▁involves ▁strategy ▁for ▁civil ian ▁rule ▁and ▁civil - mil it ary ▁relations ▁where : ▁ ▁" security ▁is ▁not ▁achieved ▁by ▁repr ession ▁and ▁military ▁domin ance ▁of ▁government . ▁ ▁Cont in ued ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁the ▁military ▁from ▁the ▁political ▁scene , ▁their ▁training ▁in ▁dem ocr atic ▁political ▁values , ▁the ▁re jection ▁of ▁author itar ian ▁do ctr ines ▁of ▁national ▁security , ▁and ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁effective ▁mechan isms ▁of ▁civil ian ▁political ▁control ," ▁is ▁critical ▁Central ▁American ▁soci eties ▁( IC C ARD ▁ 1 9 8 9 : ▁ 6 1 ). ▁ ▁The ▁commission ' s ▁plan ▁advis es ▁from ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁economic ▁and ▁social ▁justice ▁with ▁a ▁strong ▁role ▁in ▁developing ▁dem ocracy ▁through ▁n ong overn ment al ▁organizations ▁and ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁media . ▁ ▁For ▁sust ain able ▁dem ocracy , ▁the ▁report ▁maintain s ▁regional ▁institutions ▁and ▁co operation ▁are ▁essential , ▁not ing ▁The