Labor, labor force and educational policy in Costa Rica:

some parallels during the formation of the agroexport economy

Abstract

EDUCATION IS A COMPONENT AS WELL AS A FUNDAMENTAL MECHANISM OF THE FORMATION AND REPRODUCTION OF THE LABOR FORCE. IF WE ACCEPT AT LEAST SOME OF THIS STATEMENT AS OBVIOUS, THEN WE WOULD HOPE TO EXTEND AND IMPROVE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE EDUCATIONAL PHENOMENON IN COSTA RICA.