Rural equity in Costa Rica: myth or reality?

Peter. Peek and Raabe C.

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Working paper on nature and trends of rural area poverty and income distribution in Costa Rica - briefly outlines historical background to the agricultural economy; discusses recent trends in agricultural production, agricultural mechanization, farm size, etc.; examines land reform, effect of economic recession in the 1970s and agricultural income. Bibliography, statistical tables.

Keywords: trend; rural area; poverty; income distribution; history; agricultural economy; agricultural production; agricultural mechanization; farm size.; land reform.; economic recession; agricultural income; statistical table; tendance; zone rurale; pauvreté; répartition du revenu; tendencia; zona rural; pobreza; distribución del ingreso; histoire; économie agricole; production agricole; mécanisation agricole; dimension de la ferme; réforme foncière; récession économique; revenu agricole; tableau statistique; historia; economía agrícola; producción agrícola; mecanización agrícola; tamaño de la explotación; reforma de la tenencia de la tierra; recesión económica; ingreso agrícola; cuadros estadísticos (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 39 P. pages
Date: 1984
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Published in World Employment Programme research working paper. WEP 10-6, Rural Employment Policy Research Programme

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