%0 Journal Article %T Desarrollo del estado y la conformaci¨®n de la administraci¨®n p¨²blica en Costa Rica de 1823 a 1917 %A Barrios %A Sara %J Di¨¢logos Revista Electr¨®nica de Historia %D 2010 %I Universidad de Costa Rica %X this essay analyzes the evolution of the costa rican state¡¯s structure using political constitutions and decrees of the sinalevi. so, this paper studies the major transformations of the costa rican state through four stages. in that sense, it shows the increasing complexity of this state, the social demands associated to it, and the creation of a negotiating social space. in order to make such analysis, this essay pays attention to the conception of the state in every period. %K history %K public administration %K costa rica %K constitutions. %U http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1409-469X2010000100002&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en