Back then, Costa Rica was nothing like other American countries, a single loan wasn't a very effective lever. This was the lever: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wi

Back then, Costa Rica was nothing like other American countries, a single loan wasn't a very effective lever. This was the lever: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominican_Republic%E2%80%93Central_America_Free_Trade_Agreement https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominican_Republic%E2%80%93C...