Download or read book Militarization, Democracy, and Development written by Kirk S. Bowman and published by Penn State University Press. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "To illuminate the causal mechanisms at work - how agency and sequence operate in the relationship between militarization and these three areas of development - Bowman offers a detailed comparison of Costa Rica and Honduras between 1948 and 1998. The case studies not only serve to bolster his general argument about the harmful effects of militarization but also provide many new insights into the processes of democratic consolidation and economic transformation in these two Central American countries."--Cover.