1995
DOI: 10.2307/166274
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Nontraditional Export Promotion in Costa Rica: Sustaining Export-Led Growth

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“…By 1998, cultivation of leatherleaf fern in Costa Rica was reported on 1,458 ha (14). The value of foliage plant exports, dominated by leatherleaf fern, increased from $9 million in 1988 to $31 million in 1993 (3).…”
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“…By 1998, cultivation of leatherleaf fern in Costa Rica was reported on 1,458 ha (14). The value of foliage plant exports, dominated by leatherleaf fern, increased from $9 million in 1988 to $31 million in 1993 (3).…”
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“…The argument of weakening a currency to gain global export market share through price competitiveness is most relevant for developing countries which experience, or aim to achieve, substantial industrial growth that is fuelled by exports (Clark, 1996). The so called efficiency-driven economies, as defined by Porter (1998) and described in the World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Report 2010-2011 (Schwab, 2010), are developing, industrialising nations for whom export sectors are a key contributor to economic advance.…”
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“…Boltho (1996), however, also offers the view that a weakened currency may confer a semi-permanent competitive advantage. Under a floating exchange rate regime, currency depreciation may result in a temporary increase in sales (Boltho, 1996;Clark, 1996). However, such advantage may be sustained.…”
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