One disappointment after another. Private industry and its relationship with the governments of the Partido Coalición Unidad (PCU) and the Partido Liberación Nacional (PLN) in the period of economic restructuring (1978-1985)

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15517/9v67my47

Keywords:

industry, industry enterprises, technocracy, free trade, economic recession, government policy

Abstract

This study analyzes the relationship between the Costa Rican Chamber of Industries (CICR) and the administrations of Rodrigo Carazo and Luis Alberto Monge during the period January 1978–April 1985, with the aim of determining whether these administrations met the industrial sector’s political and economic expectations. A
qualitative approach was employed through discourse analysis, using El Industrial supplement as the main source. The study shows that neither the PCU nor the return of the PLN aligned with the sector’s demands.

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Author Biography

  • Natalia Chavarría Jimenez, Universidad de Costa Rica, San Pedro de Montes de Oca, San José, Costa Rica.

    Costa Rican. Holds a degree in History from the University of Costa Rica. Adjunct Professor at the School of General Studies.
    She has presented papers at the Research Conferences of the Center for Historical Research of Central America (CIHAC).
    Among her publications is “We Never Benefited at the Expense of Other Sectors: Costa Rican Private Industry Facing the Economic Crisis (1978-1985),” in Diálogos, an electronic history journal. Her areas of interest are the economic, industrial, business, and financial history of Costa Rica.

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Published

2026-05-29

Issue

No. 191 (2026): Presentation. Governing Discourses: Fear, “Security” and Symbolic Power (January-March, 2026)

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One disappointment after another. Private industry and its relationship with the governments of the Partido Coalición Unidad (PCU) and the Partido Liberación Nacional (PLN) in the period of economic restructuring (1978-1985). (2026). Revista De Ciencias Sociales, 191, 119-134. https://doi.org/10.15517/9v67my47