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Where did Costa Rica go so right? In the news it always appears to be a bastion of moderation and success, especially when compared to its neighbours.
by bb101 5y ago
Where did Costa Rica go so right? In the news it always appears to be a bastion of moderation and success, especially when compared to its neighbours.
- BitwiseFool 5y agoCosta Rica is a small nation with favorable geography, a great balance of population and density with some fantastic externalities that let them focus on domestic affairs.
- awakeasleep 5y agoAlso, while its nice, its not especially wealthy, nor situated in a way to become an important geopolitical chess-piece.
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- mrkstu 5y agoNot being a chess piece also is part of their success however. Don't want to be the mouse under a herd of dancing elephants.
- stjohnswarts 5y agoHe said compared to its neighbors tho
- JohnHaugeland 5y agoby lying about its grid, being non-industrial, and having power demand on par with a city despite having the name of a country vatican city is pretty green too
- Tepix 5y agoYou sound bitter. Got a source for that accusation?
- mc32 5y agoPanama has done pretty well itself after the narcotrafficking president was ousted back in the late 80s.
- ohgodplsno 5y agoThe US never installed a puppet dictator in Costa Rica or enforced embargos, as opposed to all its neighbours.