Even though the Costa Rican Government has been striving since the late 1980s to reduce and eradicate poverty, the fact is that Costa Rica, as a country, has had difficulty attaining higher growth rates that can create more jobs, reduce poverty and increase levels of economic well-being of the Costa Rican population in an equitable way.
64- وبذل البلد في تسعينات القرن الماضي جهداً كبيراً على الصعيد الوطني لإنعاش الاستثمار في التعليم، الذي كان قد شهد انخفاضاً حاداً أثناء الثمانينات.