" Exceptionally lucid description of elite composition, organization, and behavior as it
evolved before, during, and after the Sandinista period. Well-informed by elite theory and by …

Since the formal raising of the Iron Curtain, there has been much interest in post-socialism
and the process of post-socialist transition. This timely book provides a systematic review …

" Metoyer first analyzes women's social gains and losses during the Sandinista era. She
then turns to the impact of Chamorro's structural adjustment programs. Considering the …

" Grugel... has produced a first-rate introduction to the development dilemmas confronting
the peoples of the Caribbean and Central America.... The book will enlighten general …

In the 1980s, the Nicaraguan economy faced massive macroeconomic disequilibria.
Economic activity never recovered the large losses incurred during the 1979 revolution that …

This article is inspired by several recent scholarly developments. First, there has been
renewed interest in debates surrounding the concept 'mode of production'. Second, there …

Throughout the 1980s major changes in development policy took place in several Third
World socialist countries. This book examines why this shift from'orthodoxy'to'reform' …

Development emerged in the post-World War II era of national liberation struggles as a
containment strategy during this period of crisis when colonialism and neocolonialism were …

On July 19, 1979, the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) assumed power over the
Nicaraguan government after a popular insurrection toppled the brutal dictatorship of …

In Latin American countries where there are few private entrepreneurs, the state has often
played a dominant role in the economy and in production and consequently state …