The evaluation of public policies and the institutional framework for the local economic development of Family Farming in Costa Rica.

Abstract

THE HETEROGENEITY WITHIN FAMILY FARMING, AF, IN TERMS OF ITS SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, PRODUCTIVE AND CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS, CONDITIONS ITS ABILITY TO RESPOND AND BENEFIT LOCALLY, FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE FACE OF TRADE LIBERALIZATION. THE STUDY ANSWERS THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: WHAT PUBLIC POLICIES HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED FOR LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN COSTA RICA? WHAT IS THE INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK TO ASSIST LOCAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS? AND WHAT ARE THE MOST EFFICIENT INSTRUMENTS AND PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO GOVERNMENTS TO SUPPORT LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THIS SECTOR?