HAVE WE OBTAINED WHAT WE EXPECTED? TOURISM AND LIVING CONDITIONS IN GUANACASTE, COSTA RICA, 1990-2016

This paper sustains that between 1990 and 2016, development of tourisim in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, has not improved the living standards of the local population. Thus, through the analisis of statistical official data and theoretical documents, it can be demonstrated that the development of tourisim...

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Author: Blanco Obando, Edgar Eduardo
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2020
Country:Costa Rica
Institution:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repository:Portal de Revistas UCR
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/41050
Online Access:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/sociales/article/view/41050
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:TOURISM
POVERTY
INEQUALITY
EMPLOYMENT
NEOLIBERALISM
TURISMO
POBREZA
DESIGUALDAD
EMPLEO
NEOLIBERALISMO
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Summary:This paper sustains that between 1990 and 2016, development of tourisim in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, has not improved the living standards of the local population. Thus, through the analisis of statistical official data and theoretical documents, it can be demonstrated that the development of tourisim has not solved the high levels of poverty, unemployment and inequality.