Demoperfectocracia La democracia prereformada en Costa Rica (18851948)

• Main Author: Molina Jiménez, Iván (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Heredia Editorial Universidad Nacional (EUNA) 2019
• Subjects: History of the Americas; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Political History; Elections; Political Parties; Political Corruption; Political Participation; Civil And Political Rights; Democracy; Policy; Costa Rica
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Demoperfectocracy was the word used by the famous Costa Rican writer, Yolanda Oreamuno, to refer to the Costa Rican political system of the 1930s. The ironic spirit of the term was not accidental: at the time, various intellectuals and politicians doubted that Costa Rica was a democracy, an approach...