The Undermining of the Sandinista Revolution

The Sandinista revolution brought dramatic social, economic and political changes to Nicaragua in the 1980s, but in the wake of the electoral defeat of the FSLN in 1990 the revolution has struggled to survive in the face of challenges from the Chamorro administration, the US government, and the International Monetary Fund. Gains of the revolution in health care, education, Atlantic Coast autonomy, agrarian reform, and other areas have been systematically eroded. However, significant efforts have also been mounted, especially in grass roots organizing and by women's organizations, to protect the revolution's achievements. Through a series of articles based on current research, seven experts on contemporary Nicaragua draw a balance sheet on the gains of Sandinista revolution achieved by 1990 and assess the current status of the revolutionary project.

List of Plates Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors Preface to the 1999 Reprint Introduction The Status of the Sandinista Revolutionary Project; G.Prevost Democracy Derailed the 1990 Elections and After; H.E.Vanden Structural Adjustment and Resistance: The Political Economy of Nicaragua under Chamorro; R.Stahler-Sholk Nicaragua's Transition of State Power: Through Feminist Lenses; C.C.Metoyer The Grass-Roots Organizations in Nicaragua; P.M.LaRamee and E.G.Polakoff Bibliography Index

RICHARD STAHLER-SHOLK Visiting Assistant Professor of Politics, Pomona College, California CYNTHIA CHAVEZ METOYER Assistant Professor, California State University PIERRE M. LA RAMEE Director of the North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA), New York ERICA G. POLAKOFF Assistant Professor of Sociology and Sociology Coordinator, Bloomfield College, New Jersey