Costa Rica: una decisión estratégica en tiempos inciertos

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.