Thirty-five years after the bank nationalization policy

Abstract

IN THIS WORK, THE AUTHOR, GATHERING HISTORICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND PUBLIC INTEREST ELEMENTS WITHIN THE COSTA RICAN CONTEXT, ARGUES THE CONVENIENCE OF ELEVATING BANKING NATIONALIZATION TO A CONSTITUTIONAL NORM AND INCLUDES SOME SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE THE FUNCTIONING OF THE NATIONALIZED BANK, RECONCILING SOME CURRENT CONTROLS SO THAT FAR FROM BEING A HINDRANCE, THEY ENSURE ITS SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE IN COMPETITION WITH THE REST OF THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM.