Population, Employment and Poverty in the Rural Territories of Costa Rica

This paper examines the main characteristics of the rural population in Costa Rica in light of the National Household Survey (ENAHO 2017), paying attention to socioeconomic variables such as education, employment, income, migration and poverty. It also provides a series of elements and reflections r...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Rivera Alfaro, Ronald, Porras Solís, Ángel Jesús
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:Costa Rica
Institución:Universidad Estatal a Distancia
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNED
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.investiga.uned.ac.cr:article/2113
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/rupturas/article/view/2113
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Rural territory
employment
citizen
poverty
rural development
erritorios rurales
empleo
ciudadanía
pobreza
desarrollo rural
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Sumario:This paper examines the main characteristics of the rural population in Costa Rica in light of the National Household Survey (ENAHO 2017), paying attention to socioeconomic variables such as education, employment, income, migration and poverty. It also provides a series of elements and reflections related to the repositioning of rural territories in terms of governance and citizen action and the need to carry out a strategy to boost local and rural employment.