Why Costa Rica Needs U.S. Help

Publication Date: August 1984

Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): Virginia Polk

Research Area: Economics

Keywords: Latin American

Type: Report

Coverage: Costa Rica

Abstract:

U.S. economic policy should continue to encourage Costa Rican domestic reforms, such as amendment of the currency law and reduction of the government's role in the economy. U.S. support for reviving the Central American Common Market could contribute substantially to this end.