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Title: Costa Rican Cacao Economy: An Ethnographic Study of Social Justice Observed (Report)
Author : Forum on Public Policy: A Journal of the Oxford Round Table
Release Date : January 22, 2009
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 269 KB

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Introduction A multitude of tourist web sources (1) state that National Geographic Magazine has declared the Osa Peninsula as 'one of the most biologically intense places on earth;' hence this reputation has catapulted the Osa as a premier tourist destination for those desiring to experience a 'pristine wildlife' eco-friendly vacation. Eco-tourism fuels both the Costa Rican economy and the Costa Rican 'image'; thereby affecting direct and indirect influence on land-use policies, government initiatives, and agricultural methodology. These parameters have also affected the everyday lives of the areas inhabitants. The locals remark that every family needs to have at least one family member working in tourism in order to survive. The current worldwide focus on a 'green economy' is also on the political forefront of global sustainability. The implied idealism in fostering an image of a pristine wildlife tourist adventure for the foreigner while maintaining the realistic livelihood of the areas native inhabitants creates a poignant dichotomy.