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Despite this record of violence and political repression, the Reagan Administration has been seeking ways of improving ties with Guatemala and resuming the military support that had been cut off because of Jimmy Carter's human rights policies. As Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Stephen Bosworth put it, "The Administration is convinced of the need to try a new constructive policy approach to Guatemala. The policies of the past clearly failed...
...Bosworth cited the relationships between the momentum of inflation, constant shocks to the system such as oil price increases, decreased production and high dependency on foreign oil as the major economic problems now confronting...
...real problem is that almost any policy taken on one issue conflicts with those policies taken on others," Bosworth said, adding that the time has come for the Administration to start dealing with these problems as related issues...
...Bosworth stressed the need for a comprehensive policy, adding that "It doesn't make much difference what the policy is, but it must be comprehensive...
...Bosworth said the absence of a national consensus concerning anti-inflationary policy hampers effective action. "U.S. citizens are bored and confused by economic debate," Bosworth said, adding that most people do not see the connection between their demand for wage increases and increased unemployment due to the cost of labor...