Strength through peace : how demilitarization led to peace and happiness in Costa Rica, and what the rest of the world can learn from a tiny, tropical nation /
Costa Rica is the only fully demilitarized, completely independent country in the world. Through good luck, good leadership and good decisions, Costa Rica has become arguably the sanest and most progressive country on earth. This book examines how and why Costa Rica is safe and independent without a...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2019]
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| Summary: | Costa Rica is the only fully demilitarized, completely independent country in the world. Through good luck, good leadership and good decisions, Costa Rica has become arguably the sanest and most progressive country on earth. This book examines how and why Costa Rica is safe and independent without any military at all, and what the rest of us can learn from its success. |
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| Physical Description: | vii, 261 pages : maps ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199924974 019992497X |