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This digital document is an article from Caribbean Update, published by Caribbean Update, Inc. on March 1, 2003. The length of the article is 476 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: BIG BUDGET GAP.(Costa Rica)
Publication: Caribbean Update (Newsletter)
Date: March 1, 2003
Publisher: Caribbean Update, Inc.
Volume: 19Issue: 2

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This digital document is an article from Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs, published by Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs on February 1, 2010. The length of the article is 7037 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Costa Rica: background and U.S. relations.(Congressional Research Service)(Report)
Author: Peter J. Meyer
Publication: Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs (Report)
Date: February 1, 2010
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs
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This digital document is an article from International Journal on World Peace, published by Professors World Peace Academy on June 1, 2001. The length of the article is 6280 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Privatization in Costa Rica: Political and Economic Impact.
Author: Rafael A. Lecuona
Publication: International Journal on World Peace (Refereed)
Date: June 1, 2001
Publisher: Professors World Peace Academy
Volume: 18Issue: 2Page: 23(18)

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D&B Country RiskLine Report

This D&B Country RiskLine Report will help you analyze the risks, opportunities and likely payment delays when doing business in Costa Rica.

It includes selected country risk information and provides a succinct risk indicator that assesses the risk of doing business in Costa Rica, given its current economic, political and commercial situation. The report also includes two-year forecasts, which enable you to manage your ongoing business risk.

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This digital document is an article from Latin America Telecom, published by Information Gatekeepers, Inc. on February 1, 2004. The length of the article is 324 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: TIA applauds USTR on concluding CAFTA with Costa Rica.(Top News)(U.S. Trade Representative)(Central American Free Trade Agreement)(Telecommunications Industry Association)
Publication: Latin America Telecom (Newsletter)
Date: February 1, 2004
Publisher: Information Gatekeepers, Inc.
Volume: 9Issue: 2Page: 1(2)

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2009 Reprint,updated,printed ""on demand""- Costa Rica Energy Policy, Laws and Regulation Handbook ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Caribbean Update, published by Thomson Gale on October 1, 2003. The length of the article is 2756 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Investment climate update.(COSTA RICA)(Central American Common Market)
Publication: Caribbean Update (Newsletter)
Date: October 1, 2003
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Volume: 19Issue: 9Page: NA

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Electionsin Costa Rica gives information on electionsand election results in Costa Rica. Costa Rica elects on national level a head of state -the president - and a legislature. The President ofCosta Rica is, together with two vice-presidents, elected for a four- year term by the people. The Legislative Assembly(Asamblea Legislativa) has 57 members, elected for four-yearterms by proportional representation in each of thecountry's seven province. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Peace and Freedom, published by Thomson Gale on March 22, 2004. The length of the article is 455 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Fair trade better than free trade: WILPF gathers in Costa Rica.(PeaceEducation)
Author: Gloria Malinalli
Publication: Peace and Freedom (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 22, 2004
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Volume: 64Issue: 2Page: 24(1)

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Customer Reviews (1)

A Keeper
This book along with the coffee-table book "Costa Rica : The Last Country the Gods Made" should be owned by anyone who loves Costa Rica, even if they think they despise social histories or politics as deathly dull. This book's spirit is undeniable. ... Read more

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2009 Reprint,updated,printed ""on demand""- Costa Rica Research & Development Policy Handbook ... Read more

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Distinctive among the turbulent nations of Central America, Costa Rica enjoys a much-envied reputation for political stability and prosperity. Since abolishing its army in 1948, the "Switzerland of Central America" has experienced unbroken democratic rule and respect for human rights. Yet this small country has also been drastically affected by the debt crisis of the 1980s and ensuing structural adjustment, with resulting increases in poverty and social inequality.Though its economy was traditionally based on coffee and bananas, Costa Rica is now among the world's top eco-tourism destinations. The influx of tourists brings vital income and employment but also threatens to spoil the country's spectacular natural beauty.Costa Rica in Focus is an authoritative and up-to-date guide to this fascinating country. It explores: The history, the economy, the society, the environment, the culture and where to go and what to see. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (4)

Short & Dry
This is not a "book," per se, but a 75-page "guide" in which facts are presented as statistics in a sort of beaurocratic mode. It's like reading a report from a financial research institute or a forensic accountant!

A MUCH better overview of the country's geology, politics, economy, immigration, agriculture, ecological convservation, and social history is the coffee-table book, "Costa Rica : The Last Country the Gods Made."

PLUS it's a beautiful book. I mean, just look at the cheesy cover of"Costa Rica in Focus"! A much better buy for the money, and more interesting writing all-round!

Outdated
When one purchases a book that says on the inside flap that "This edition first published in 2002," one might expect the information to be up to date. The truth is, the book was written in 1997, six years ago, and has not be updated at all. This is important because information about every subject covered (history and politics, economy, society, environment and eco-tourism, and culture) has changed in critical ways since that time.

That is not to say, that the book is useless - just not accurate in 2003. What I found annoying is the immediacy of the writing and no indication that you are reading anything but current information. Unless you happen to know that Figueres is no longer president of Costa Rica, you would likely assume the facts and figures presented were correct as of 2002.

There have been two Costa Rica presidents elected since the author took fingers to keyboard. Much has changed in Ticoland, but you would never know it from reading this book.

LONG TIME...no book
I'm extremly angry at this entire process because I ordered this book for a very important reasearch paper I'm doing on Costa Rica and was relying on it for much needed information.The book, however, has not yet arrived atmy house!In the ordering sheet is says usually mails within 2-3 days.Ihope the book comes within the next few days so I can still use it, andthen perhaps I will write a review of the actual book!Please send me thebook!

Great Book!
Hi, I am working at ILISA Spanish Language Institute in San Jose, Costa Rica and I just want to say that this book helps our students a lot by giving them helpful inside information and thus by getting to know all theins and outs about this fantastic country. Thanks! ... Read more