1st Edition

Costa Rica Quest For Democracy

By John A Booth Copyright 1998
254 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

How did Costa Rica become Central America’s first successful democracy? How does Costa Rican democracy work? How does democracy survive despite regional turmoil, foreign intervention, and economic crisis? Beginning with Costa Rica’s history within the Central American context, John Booth traces democratic development in Costa Rica through its institutions, rules of the political game, parties,... Read more
Preface -- Latin American Democracy and Costa Rica -- Contemporary Costa Rica in Central America -- The Historical Development of Costa Rican Democracy -- The Political Framework of Democracy -- Social Structure and Civil Society -- Political Participation -- Political Culture -- Political Economy in Transition -- Costa Rica in the World -- Analysis and Conclusions: Can Democracy Survive? -- Appendix

Biography

John A Booth