Mapping Security: The Effects of the Structural Adjustment Programs in Costa Rica since 1980
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| Formato: | artículo original |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 2024 |
| Descripción: | In this essay, the effect of the reform programs to the structural adjustment of the Costa Rican government upon all the social areas, especially citizen security is explored. The relation between socioeconomic inequality and social exclusion is emphasized, with the idea that these two are responsible of the insecurity and the increase of criminality when regions have been excluded from economic development generated by these adjustment reforms. The lack of access to basic services, such as health, education and employment generates financial stress and economic preoccupations, which can lead to family conflicts and violent behaviors. Moreover, political decisions made since 1980 to change the economic model of that period have contributed with the construction of a society that stresses the existent inequalities in the former model. Furthermore, it is posed that the seed of violence is the result of the deregulation of the government’s controls, which favors organized crime and domestic violence; thus, criminality becomes a refuge for those excluded and disadvantages sectors. Finally, a correlation between socioeconomic inequality, domestic violence and homicides is identified, highlighting the complex interaction of these events in the Costa Rican society. |
| País: | Portal de Revistas UNED |
| Institución: | Universidad Estatal a Distancia |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UNED |
| Lenguaje: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistas.investiga.uned.ac.cr:article/5455 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/espiga/article/view/5455 |
| Palabra clave: | Neoliberalismo Desigualdad social Crimen Seguridad humana Neoliberalism Social inequality Crime Human security |