Costa Rica: Quest For Democracy

by John A Booth

Overview

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 insti

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367315245
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/28/2019
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

John A. Booth is Regents Professor of Political Science at the University of North Texas.

Table of Contents

1 Latin American Democracy and Costa Rica — 2 Contemporary Costa Rica in Central America — 3 The Historical Development of Costa Rican Democracy — 4 The Political Framework of Democracy — 5 Social Structure and Civil Society — 6 Political Participation — 7 Political Culture — 8 Political Economy in Transition — 9 Costa Rica in the World — 10 Analysis and Conclusions: Can Democracy Survive?

Editorial Reviews

Occupying a middle ground between models that suggest that Costa Rican democracy shouldn't exist at all and narratives that argue that Costa Rica has been innately classless and egalitarian since independence, the author explores the origins of democracy in Costa Rica since the early 1950s and tries to answer what the range, depth, and breadth of political participation by the populace is in the country. He explores the history of the political system in the context of Latin America, as well as the political framework, social structures, and economic transition of the country. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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