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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)
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.
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 ...
The Ministry of Finance of (Spanish: Ministerio de Hacienda)) Costa Rica is the government ministry of Costa Rica in charge of governing the fiscal policy on public resources, according to the principles of economy, efficiency and effectiveness.
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.
Costa Rica (UK: / ˌ k ɒ s t ə ˈ r iː k ə /, US: / ˌ k oʊ s t ə-/ ⓘ; Spanish: [ˈkosta ˈrika]; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in the Central American region of North America.
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