▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁the ▁International ▁Commission ▁for ▁Central ▁American ▁Rec overy ▁and ▁Development ▁( IC C ARD ) ▁was ▁a ▁task ▁force ▁composed ▁of ▁thirty - three ▁sch ol ars ▁and ▁leaders ▁( F ord ▁Foundation ▁ 1 9 8 8 : ▁ 1 5 5 ). ▁ ▁The ▁commission ▁published ▁its ▁report , ▁P over ty , ▁Conf lict , ▁and ▁Hope : ▁ ▁A ▁Turn ing ▁Point ▁in ▁Central ▁America , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁with ▁principles ▁for ▁prom oting ▁peace , ▁genu ine ▁dem ocracy ▁and ▁equ itable ▁development ▁in ▁Central ▁America . ▁ ▁Also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁San ford ▁Commission ▁Report ▁( after ▁U . S . ▁Senator ▁Terry ▁San ford , ▁" the ▁principal ▁catal yst ▁of ▁the ▁commission ' s ▁work ") ▁the ▁plan ▁called ▁for ▁immediate ▁action , ▁regional ▁and ▁international ▁co operation ▁based ▁on ▁learning ▁from ▁history ▁( Z uve k as ▁ 2 0 0 1 : ▁ 1 2 8 ). ▁ ▁With ▁numerous ▁propos als ▁for ▁Central ▁America ▁over ▁the ▁years , ▁the ▁commission ▁built ▁upon ▁past ▁experiences . ▁ ▁The ▁commission ' s ▁recommend ations ▁represented ▁the ▁deliber ations ▁of ▁an ▁international ▁body ▁for ▁regional ▁dem ocracy ▁and ▁development . ▁With ▁brief ▁historical ▁ins ights , ▁from ▁less ons ▁learned ▁the ▁report ' s ▁plan ▁of ▁action ▁for ▁a ▁turning ▁point ▁in ▁Central ▁America ▁is ▁an ▁easy ▁to ▁read ▁guide ▁for ▁sust ain able ▁development ▁and ▁dem ocracy . ▁ ▁The ▁report ▁itself , ▁released