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The Political Economy of Development in Central America
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Oxford, OX1 1AD
United Kingdom
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BOOKS / LIBROS
ASIMETRIAS ECONOMICAS, SOCIALES Y LABORALES EN CENTROAMERICA. Co-autor con Jorge Nowalski y Hermann Hess. Centro Internacional para el Desarrollo Humano. San Jose, Costa Rica. En imprenta.
El Desafio de una Calidad de Vida Digna para los Centroamericanos (2001). Co-autor con Jorge Nowalski. IV reunion del Grupo Consultivo. BCIE - BID - PNUD. San Jose, Costa Rica
Jovenes Construyendo Politicas: Recuento de un Proceso. (1999). Co-author with Nora Garita and Guillermo Barquero. ACI - UNDP. San Jose, Costa Rica.
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Extracto Centroamericano del Informe sobre Desarrollo Humano. (1998). Editor. UNDP. San Jose, Costa Rica.
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Quien es Quien en la Institucionalidad Centroamericana.... (1998) Co-editor with Jorge Nowalski. UNDP. San Jose, Costa Rica
Barometro Centroamericano: Encuesta de Opinion Publica 1997. (1998) Co-editor with Dr. Nora Garita. UNDP. San Jose, Costa Rica.
THESES / TESIS
The Political Economy of Development in Central America: Rationality, Culture and Structure in an Econometric Analysis. M.A. in Political Economy. University of Essex, United Kingdom.
Cultura del Desarrollo en Centroamerica: Evolucion del Concepto de Desarrollo y su Influencia en la ALIDES. (1999). MSc. in International Relations and Diplomacy. Universidad Nacional. Costa Rica.
           
With a Prologue of the Former Costa Rican President Rodrigo Carazo Odio.
Periodo Entre Guerras, Posguerra Fria: Balance y Perspectivas (1995). BA in International Relations. Universidad Internacional de las Americas.  San Jose, Costa Rica.
PAPERS / ENSAYOS
Measuring Democracy in Latin America (1972-2002). Working Paper No. 5. Committee on Concepts and Methods (C&M) of the International Political Science Association (IPSA). August, 2005.
Reformas Necesarias para Optimizar los Beneficios y Reducir los Perjuicios del CAFTA. Revista Virtual CA en la Economia Mundial del Siglo XXI. #4. Febrero, 2005. Guatemala
Reformas para Aprovechar el CAFTA. No. 308-309, Ano XVIII. Diciembre 2004 - Enero 2005. Revista Actualidad Economica. Costa Rica.
Economic Development and Democracy: Can Modernization Theory be Upheld in Central America? Vol. XX, No. 1 and 2. Revista de Ciencias Economicas. Universidad de Costa Rica. 2002.
Cultura del Desarrollo en Centroamerica. Vol. 80. No. 1. Revista Reflexiones. Universidad de Costa Rica. 2001
Understanding Central American Development: the sub-region at the 21st. century dawn. Vol 26 (1-2) Anuario de Estudios Centroamericanos. Universidad de Costa Rica. 2000.
BOOK CHAPTERS / CAPITULOS DE LIBROS
Impacto y Costos de la Corrupcion en el Desarrollo. In Salazar, R. (ed). Corrupcion: Una Vision desde la Sociedad Civil. Transparencia Internacional. Costa Rica. 2004.
Governance and Social Accountability in Latin America: Challenges of Implementation and Replicability. In Voice, Eyes and Ears: Social Accountability in Latin America. World Bank. Washington, D.C. 2003.
"Programas de Empleo y Generacion de Ingresos". Assistant of Dr. Jorge Nowalski, author of the Costa Rican Chapter. International Labour Organization (ILO) and Inter-American Development Bank (IADB).1998
BOOK REVIEWS
The Democracy Advantage: How Democracies Promote Prosperity and Peace. By Morton H. Halpering, Joseph T. Siegle and Michael M. Weinstein. New York and London. Routledge. 2005, pp.240. ISBN 0-415-95052-X. In Democratization. Vol. 12, No.4, August, 2005. pp.588-589
Democratization: A Comparative Analysis of 170 Countries. By Tatu Vanhanen. Routledge Research in Comparative Politics. Routledge. Taylor and Francis Group. London. 2003. pp. 302. In Revista de Ciencia POlitica, Vol XXV, Issue (1), July, 2005.
OTHER PAPERS / ENSAYOS
USA Industrialization Process in the XIX century: The Natural Resources Endowment. Spring 2000. United Kingdom.
Domestic Politics Influence in the International Arena. Spring 2000 United Kingdom.
International Poverty: Calculations and Comparisons. Spring 2000 United Kingdom.
International Public Goods and Hegemony December, 1999. United Kingdom.
Understanding Development: The Theoretical Approach. December, 1999. United Kingdom.
Development in the Political Economy Perspective. June, 2000. United Kingdom.
Opinion Articles (OpEd)/ Articulos de opinion
"Democracia y Globalizacion". La Nacion Costa Rica. 6 Marzo / March. 2005.
"Democracia y Transformacion" La Nacion Costa Rica. 13 Febrero / February. 2005.
"CAFTA: Instrumento para el Desarrollo?" Democracia Digital. 27 enero-2 febrero. 2005. democraciadigital.org
"El Frio en las Cobijas" La Republica. Costa Rica. 10 Enero / January. 2005.
                    Reprinted in La Nacion. 18 Enero / January.2005
"Democracia y Corrupcion" La Nacion Costa Rica. 09 Diciembre / December. 2004.
                    Reprinted in Bulletin 10, January 2005. Si se puede! USAID programme in Ecuador
"Valores Culturales y Desarrollo" La Republica. Costa Rica. 26 Noviembre / November 2004.
                    Reprinted in Democracia Digital. 09 - 14 Diciembre / December 2004
"Los Efectos del TLC" La Nacion Costa Rica. 21 Septiembre / September 2004.
"Es Cuestion de Actitud" La Republica. Costa Rica. 27 Julio / July 2004.
                    Reprinted in Democracia Digital. 29 Julio / July - 04 Agosto / August 2004
"Los Costos de la Corrupcion". La Nacion Costa Rica. 4 Mayo / May. 2004
"11 de Septiembre 2001". La Nacion Costa Rica. 11 Septiembre / September. 2003
"Lo que no vemos del Iceberg". La Nacion Costa Rica. 19 Agosto / August. 2003
"Democracia, Politica y Juventud". In "El Desafio Democratico: Reflexiones de las Sociedades Centroamericanas antes el resultado del Latinobarometro 1996". United Nations Development Programme. 1997.
"Juventud que Busca Desarrollarse". La Nacion Newspaper. January 29, 1997. Costa Rica.
"Necesidad de una Asamblea Constituyente". La Republica Newspaper. July 29, 1996. Costa Rica.
"Ano Internacional de Erradicacion de la Pobreza". La Prensa Libre Newspaper. March 5, 1996. Costa Rica.
"La Practica Profesional en Relaciones Internacionales". Gamma Internacional Newspaper. December 1995. Costa Rica.
"Las Naciones Unidas 50 anos despues". Rumbo Magazine. October 30, 1995. Costa Rica.
"Nosotros los pueblos de las Naciones Unidas...". Esta Semana Weekly. July 28 - August 3, 1995. Costa Rica.
"Democracia y Guerra: Conflicto Peru vs. Ecuador". Gamma International Newspaper, April, 1995. Costa Rica.
"Las Nuevas Relaciones Internacionales". Gamma International Newspaper, January, 1995. Costa Rica.
"La Participacion de EUA en la O.N.U. y la O.E.A. Caso Haiti". Gamma International Newspaper, November, 1994. Costa Rica.
"Participacion de los Estados Unidos en la ONU y la OEA". La Republica Newspaper, October 13, 1994. Costa Rica.
"El Deber de la Diplomacia Costarricense". Gamma International Newspaper, September, 1994. Costa Rica.
"Que paso en el Banco Anglo Costarricense". Gamma International Newspaper, August, 1994. Costa Rica.
Conferences and panels given / Conferencias y charlas dadas
"Democracy and Governance in Central America". International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, IDEA. June 18-19, 1999. Democracy Forum: What's so Great About Democracy? The Young Speak Up!. Stockholm, Sweden.
"Citizens Perceptions in the Central American Barometer". International Cooperative Allianca and United Nations Development Programme. April - October, 1998. Costa Rica, Panama, El Salvador and Honduras.
"Governance and Youth". National Committee of Young Cooperative. June 27, 1998. II Seminar: The Co-operativism as Alternative to Unemployment. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
"Socio-Political Situation on Latin America. Latino-Barometer 1996 results".International Cooperative Alliance. November 19-21, 1997. Regional Conference Cooperative: Facing Unemployment, Mexico City, Mexico.
"Governance and Civil Society in Central America".  Confederacion de Cooperativas del Caribe y Centroamerica (CCC-CA). July 17, 1999. II Regional Co-operative Youth Congress. Costa Rica.
"United Nations and Youth". National Youth Cooperative Movement. April 22, 1997. San Jose, Costa Rica.
"United Nations: Functions, Benefits and Projections. Saint Jude's Bilingual High School. October 24, 1996. UN 51st. Anniversary. San Jose, Costa Rica.
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