There are many factors that show the inequality that the population faces. In Guatemala the government is structured through the elite, and the elite only look out for their interest, another factor that affects the country from progressing is the structure of the class, which creates a gap between the rich and the poor, and not to mention the gap between the indigenous and the urbanization. .
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Lets first discuss some background information on Guatemala, as mentioned previously it's a small country located in Central America. Belize, Honduras, Mexico, and El Salvador share borders with Guatemala. They official language is Spanish, even though there are different languages used there originated from the indigenous culture. It's important to mention, that Guatemala's is very poor country. The poverty in Guatemala is widespread and deeply rooted. Majority of their economy is based on agriculture. The government in the Republic of Guatemala is a constitutional democratic republic, where the president is both the head of state and head of government. As mentioned before, the country is a very poor, and there is a huge class gap. .
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This class gap between the poor and the elite reflects very well with Marxism's theory. In Promises Not Kept, by John Ibister, Marxism theory is described as, "Marxist focus their attention on the class structure in poor countries and the mechanisms that exist for exploitation, that is, for the appropriation of surplus production by the dominant class (49). Marxism's theory applies very well to the structure of Guatemala, because the elite exploit the workers, and Marxism is based on the idea of mode of production. He defines mode of production as, "the class structure that exists in a society and that leads both to production an to exploitation of the working population. (49). In Guatemala, agriculture is the prime income for the country, and the people as well as the land are constantly exploited in order to get money.
