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1948 and Counting

Directed By
Steve McGuire
Produced By
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Cinema Verde
2013
1948 and Counting
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1948 and Counting
31
Minutes
Minute
Government
,
Business
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United States
2012

Reports on Costa Rica's ability to manage without a military since 1948, despite invasions based in Nicaragua. Addresses the role of private armies serving multinational corporations, and whether the country's civil guard is a military by another name. Places Costa Rica in the context of Central and Latin American populist struggles against US backed regimes in El Salvador, Chile, Panama, Nicaragua and Honduras. Touches on the colonial history and explores whether Costa Rica depends on US military backing, and whether it is able to maintain independence from the US.

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