COSTA RICA Modernizing the Non-Army
Only a few years ago, Costa Rican policemen carried screwdrivers, not guns, in their holsters. Much of their time was ...
Costa Rica: See Saw Diplomacy
There was much snickering when government posters cropped up all over San Jos6 shortly be- fore Reagan's arrival last Decem- ...
Costa Rica: Resisting Austerity
"It is the International Monetary Fund which is governing us now," Oscar Arias, the secretary gen- eral of Costa Rica's ...
Giving a Grade to Costa Rica’s Green Tourism
Costa Rica is the poster child for ecotourism. This brand of nature-based tourism, which seeks to be low impact and ...
Costa Rica: The Non-Market Roots of Market Success
From 1980 to 1982, Costa Rica was battered by its worst economic crisis since the great depression. Inflation soared, and ...
Local development in the Global Economy
It is now commonplace to affirm that globalization has accentuated the importance of local spaces. Contrary to the supposed worldwide ...
Food for Profit
Malnutrition is the most serious health problem in the underdeveloped world. Of all people dying in the poor nations, more ...
