About the Book

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Tables and Figures vii
4. Preface ix
5. 1 Introduction 1
6. 2 From Columbus to Calderón: The Political and Economic Consequences of Costa Rican History 9
7. 3 The Political Consequence of Institutional Rules 41
8. 4 The Creation and Consolidation of the Social Democratic Model 81
9. 5 The PLN and the Politics of Neoliberalism 113
10. 6 Conclusion 151
11. Acronyms and Abbreviations 163
12. Bibliography 167
13. Index 179
14. About the Book 187