POL305Y1 Lecture Notes - Extortion, Chiquita Brands International, Gini Coefficient
Document Summary
The most democratic of the three are costa rica. Not populist, no ethnic conflict etc however, there are important lessons to draw out for the leadership, system in place. It is not a historic accident but rather the choices of leaders and citizens. The leaders in columbia made devastating choices. The role of actors in shaping their countries. Social economics correlation between socio economic coups vs. economy: the lower income range tends to have more coups, costa rica and venezuela might be different. It prob. has to do with political factors that led to divide in elite attitudes etc . One of the highest is columbia, much lower in bolivia etc . Political explanation rather than an economic one. It is always the politics that drive the relationships. intervention in politics. When society becomes polarized, the military people will step in. In the cases of the three countries above, the elites worked together for democracy.
