Reconstruction of the social discourse on inequality in Costa Rica, 2014-2022

Abstract

The article continues the analysis about the category of social discourse on social inequality in Costa Rica using a qualitative methodology. With this category we rebuilt, from group narratives -the government elite, the parliamentary opposition and the unions- what has been created on social inequality based on their interactions. It has been taken in consideration four periods of government that go from 2006 to 2022. Containing two political parties being government, each in a consecutive period; first Liberación Nacional Party and then Acción Ciudadana Party. For this second part of the study, the period 2006-2014 is considered, and recovering what was worked previously on the first part. Among the most important conclusions there is that social
inequality has created a climate of injustice that has allowed new government elites to emerge, as well as new social leaders, among which a conservative religious leadership has emerged with social-political interests. Due to the extension, this work is divided into two parts, this being the first. And recovering what was worked previously on the first part.