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Social movements in Costa Rica (1 C) D. Discrimination in Costa Rica (1 P) P. Prostitution in Costa Rica (1 C, 1 P) W. Women's rights in Costa Rica (4 C, 1 P)
Social Guarantees had an important impact on Costa Rican social and economic development. [10] [11] Universal healthcare has allowed the country to have one of the highest health rates (it is currently considered an important destination for medical tourism and has the highest levels of lowest of infant mortality in Latin America only below Cuba), [12] [13] compulsory public education up to ...
Costa Rica's economy was historically based on agriculture, and this has had a large cultural impact through the years. Costa Rica's main cash crop, historically and up to modern times, was Bananas. The coffee crop had been a major export, but decreased in value to the point where it added only 2.5% to the 2013 exports of the country. [61]
Socialism is an economic system characterised by social ownership and control of the means of production and cooperative management of the economy, and a political philosophy advocating such a system.
Costa Rica's National Center for Food Science and Technology (Centro Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos (CITRA)) seeks "to research and develop knowledge in food science and technology closely linked to the agri-food sector in order to innovate, increase its competitiveness, and generate high-quality food."
Costa Rican nationalism is the nationalist vision of the cultural and national identity of Costa Rica.According to scholars such as Tatiana Lobo, Carmen Murillo and Giovanna Giglioli, Costa Rican nationalism is based on two main myths; rural democracy since colonial times and the racial (white) "purity" of the Central Valley as the cradle of Costa Rican society.
In the philosophy of economics, economics is often divided into positive (or descriptive) and normative (or prescriptive) economics.Positive economics focuses on the description, quantification and explanation of economic phenomena, [1] while normative economics discusses prescriptions for what actions individuals or societies should or should not take.
[2] [3] Costa Rica scored above the world mean for human rights, achieving top global rankings. [4] Its poverty levels sit at 18.6%, one of the lowest in the Latin American regions. [4] Human rights in Costa Rica predominantly stem from the UNDHR, the Costa Rican Constitution and the Inter-American Human Rights System.