Abstract
James Petras wrote this article after a trip to Costa Rica during the summer, just as the fighting was ending in Nicaragua. He is a frequent contributor to Monthly Review and is the author of several MR Press books, the most recent being Critical Perspectives on Imperialism and Social Class in the Third World . To help readers follow the text, a glossary of terms used by the author has been provided at the end of the article. —The Editors This article can also be found at the Monthly Review website , where most recent articles are published in full. Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website.
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