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COSTA RICA: PRESIDENT MIGUEL ANGEL RODRIGUEZ CALLS FOR REFORMS IN FINAL STATE OF THE NATION REPORT.

Publication: NotiCen: Central American & Caribbean Affairs
Publication Date: 09-MAY-02
Format: Online - approximately 1007 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
By Tim Rogers

[The following article is reprinted with permission of the weekly newspaper The Tico Times in San Jose, Costa Rica. It first appeared in the April 26, 2002, edition of the newspaper.]

Reciting a long list of accomplishments in the areas of education, health, citizen security, and infrastructure, Costa Rican President Miguel Angel Rodriguez delivered his final State of the Nation report to the Legislative Assembly April 24, urging incoming government leaders to push for the fiscal and political reforms his administration was unable to implement.

The president's 80-minute swan song, which began five hours behind schedule thanks to the Assembly's marathon internal election, culminated with an unmistakable warning that Costa Rica could tailspin into a period of ungovernability and fiscal ruin if the next government does not work together to resolve the country's economic and political troubles.

"We must recognize that the country continues to have very...

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