Costa Rica - Recapturing Momentum for Poverty Reduction

Costa Rica is well-known for its socio-economic achievements with low levels of poverty and inequality by Latin American standards. It also performs well in health, access to improved water supplies, suitable housing and other basic services, inclu...

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Main Authors:	Mason, Andrew D., Sobrado, Carlos
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	AVERAGE INCOME AVERAGE INCOME GROWTH BARRIERS TO WOMEN BASIC EDUCATION CASH TRANSFERS CENTRAL AMERICA CENTRAL AMERICAN CHILD CARE CHILD MORTALITY CHILD MORTALITY RATES CURRENT POVERTY CURRENT POVERTY SITUATION EARLY CHILDHOOD ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC PROGRESS EMPIRICAL STUDIES EXTREME POVERTY EXTREMELY POOR PEOPLE FEMALE LABOR FORCE FEMALE WORKERS FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL SECTOR FISCAL CONSTRAINTS GINI COEFFICIENT HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH RISKS HEALTH SECTOR HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IMMIGRANT IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRATION INCOME INCOME GROWTH INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME QUINTILE INCREASED SPENDING INEQUALITY INFANT INFORMATION SYSTEMS INVESTMENT CLIMATE LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET POLICIES LATIN AMERICAN LIFE EXPECTANCY MALARIA MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MEASLES POLICY OPTIONS POOR POOR AREAS POOR CHILDREN POOR FAMILIES POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR PEOPLE POOR WOMEN POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY FRONT POVERTY LINE POVERTY MEASUREMENT POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION EFFORTS POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY POVERTY SITUATION PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRO-POOR PROGRESS PUBLIC INFORMATION PUBLIC SPENDING PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY QUALITY OF EDUCATION QUALITY SERVICES REDUCING POVERTY RURAL RURAL AREAS SAFETY NET SANITATION SCHOOL FEEDING SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL SECONDARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL SINGLE MOTHERS SKILLED LABOR SKILLED WORKERS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SECTOR SOCIAL SECTORS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SUPPORT SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRESS SPOUSES STRATEGIC PRIORITIES TARGETING TARGETING MECHANISMS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRADE OPENNESS TUBERCULOSIS UNEMPLOYMENT UNIVERSAL ACCESS VULNERABILITY VULNERABILITY TO POVERTY VULNERABLE GROUPS WATER SUPPLIES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/10/7434225/costa-rica-recapturing-momentum-poverty-reduction http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10308

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10308

Costa Rica - Recapturing Momentum for Poverty Reduction

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