Entre el cambio y la tradición: EL FRACASO DE LA PRIVATIZACIÓN DE LA ENERGÍA Y LAS TELECOMUNICACIONES EN COSTA RICA

Abstract

On the basis of an analysis of the project of privatization of the electrical and telecommunication company –which was first passed in Congress and then withdrawn as a consequence of popular mobilizations in March 2000- the author develops a reflection of some central aspects of the costarrican political culture. A salient point is the coexistence of authoritarian practices that violate the institutional order, with a discourse that appeals to moderation and underscores national exceptionalism.