@article{Rodriguez:249659,
      recid = {249659},
      author = {Rodriguez, Elisa Botella},
      title = {Outward-looking development in Costa Rica: opportunities  and problems for small farmers in the early 2000s},
      journal = {Revista Española de Estudios Agrosociales y Pesqueros},
      address = {2015},
      number = {1102-2016-91235},
      year = {2015},
      abstract = {In the early 1990s Costa Rica’s production model shifted  to export-led growth and non-traditional
agrarian exports  (NTAEs) promotion. The overall economic strategy was based  on
trade liberalisation and foreign direct investment (FDI)  attraction. In the agriculture sector,
policies became  subordinated to the overall economic model; productive  conversion programmes
and rural development strongly  supported NTAEs and agroindustrial growth.
Costa Rica was  particularly successful at diversifying the export  structure (reducing the
country’s long-standing dependency  on traditional export agriculture), attracting FDI in  secondary
and tertiary activities and creating significant  opportunities in RNFA. This paper
discusses to what extent  new production patterns, land use and ownership created  opportunities
for small farmers. The paper also presents  specific opportunities and problems created
for this group  of producers.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/249659},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.249659},
}