Using extensive survey data, the contributors to this book detail a variety of circumstances, beyond the strong influence of US military and diplomatic interest, that led to the victory of counter-revolutionary forces in Nicaragua.

Four experts on the Nicaraguan political system examine the causes and consequences of the striking defeat of the Sandinista National Liberation Front in the 1990 Nicaraguan democratic election.

Socio-Political Dynamics of the 1990 Nicaraguan Elections, Paul Oquist
Rereading the Nicaraguan Pre-Election Polls, William Barnes
Electoral Results in the Rural Sector, Vanessa Castro
The FSLN in Opposition, Gary Prevost
Principles and Political Program of the FSLN
Statues of the FSLN
1984 and 1990 Election Results.