Crisis and financial stabilization in Costa Rica's Social Security system

Abstract

THIS ARTICLE ANALYZES THE PROCESS OF CRISIS AND RESTRUCTURING OF COSTA RICA'S SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM DURING THE PERIOD 1978-1988. THE THESIS IS THAT IT HAS UNDERGONE A RESTRUCTURING PROCESS AIMED AT INCREASING ITS OPERATIONAL CAPACITY RATHER THAN DISMANTLING IT, AS A RESULT OF THE DEMANDS OF THE POPULAR SECTORS AND THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS.