March 18, 2003
Rodriguez Delivers 2003 Shapiro Lecture
J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro
Professor Miguel Rodríguez, former president of Costa Rica, delivered
this year’s Elliott School of International Affairs Shapiro Lecture
on March 6 titled, “From Academia to Government and Back.”
Focusing on his life before and after the presidency, Rodríguez
recalled his diverse career and how, as head of state, he used the tools
of an academic to enhance political influence and articulate an agenda
for Costa Rica’s advancement toward the new economy of knowledge.
Now back in academia, Rodríguez has focused on analyzing his
administration’s achievements and the development possibilities
of Latin America, which is the subject of his new book, “The Costa
Rican Solution” (La Solución Costarricense, EUNED and Fundación
Popular Iberoamericana, San José, 2003).
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