Costa Rica: Striving Toward Further Development

Costa Rica: Striving Toward Further Development

Costa Rica has been actively developing since the start of the 19th century. However, there have been many social, economic and environmental changes that have blemished its development. A very stable democracy, recent economic growth and a high standard of living has revealed that Costa Rica has achieved some development. Even though some development has already evolved, the question remains if it should strive for further development. In order to answer this question, the country’s overall standard of living, increasing popularity of mass and eco-tourism and environmental issues will be evaluated allowing a conclusion to be made whether further development is a step in the right direction.
To reveal a countries development it is necessary to first evaluate their standards of living. At first sight the violence or poverty in Costa Rica may seem terrible. This is definitely understandable because of the way things app...