%0 Journal Article
%T Costa Rica: una decisi¨®n estrat¨¦gica en tiempos inciertos
%A VARGAS CULLELL
%A JORGE
%J Revista de ciencia pol¨ªtica (Santiago)
%D 2008
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%R 10.4067/S0718-090X2008000100008
%X the conflict over the ratification of the central american, united states and dominican republic free trade agreement (cafta) dominated costa rican politics in 2007. cafta was approved by a narrow margin in a national referendum held in october, after a fractious and polarized campaign. the process reflected the transitional and fragile nature of the party system, and the difficulty to achieve consensus faced both by the government and the opposition.
%K cafta
%K referendum
%K political parties
%K electoral behavior
%K parliamentary coalitions
%K state branches
%K public policies
%K costa rica.
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