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Costa Rica’s Development Strategy based on Human Capital and Technology: how it got there, the impact of Intel, and lessons for other countries

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  • Andrés Rodríguez-Clare, 2001. "Costa Rica’s Development Strategy based on Human Capital and Technology: how it got there, the impact of Intel, and lessons for other countries," Human Development Occasional Papers (1992-2007) HDOCPA-2001-12, Human Development Report Office (HDRO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
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    1. Felipe Larrain B. & Andres Rodriguez-Clare, 2000. "Intel: A Case Study of Foreign Direct Investment in Central America," CID Working Papers 58A, Center for International Development at Harvard University.
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