Social Impacts of Costa Rica's PSA Program

This paper discusses the social impacts of Costa Rica's Payments for Environmental Services (PSA) program and their effect on rural poverty. Although the analysis is hampered by significant information gaps, we believe that the PSA Program has probably managed to have an impact on the poor. This impact is almost certainly positive on the poor who were able to participate, but is difficult to quantify. However, except for very few cases, it seems unlikely that the PSA was able to actually lift participants out of poverty. Participation of the poor was initially low but increased as measures were introduced to target the poor and facilitate their participation.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Porras, Ina, Miranda, Miriam, Salas, Fiorella
Format:	Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2008-09
Subjects:	ACCESS TO INFORMATION, ACCESS TO MARKETS, ACCOUNTANT, AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, BIOLOGICAL CORRIDOR, CAPACITY BUILDING, CASH INCOME, CASH PAYMENTS, CHILD MORTALITY, CREDIBILITY, DEEDS, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT BANK, EXPROPRIATIONS, EXTREME POVERTY, EXTREME POVERTY LINE, EXTREME POVERTY LINES, FARM ACTIVITIES, FARM INCOME, FARM LABOR, FARM SIZE, FARMER, FARMERS, HOLDINGS, HOUSEHOLD HEAD, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX, INCOME, INSTRUMENT, INTERNATIONAL BANK, INVESTING, LABOR MARKET, LACK OF CREDIT, LACK OF INFORMATION, LAND OWNERSHIP, LAND TENURE, LAND TITLING, LAND USE, LAND VALUES, LANDHOLDERS, LANDLESS PEOPLE, LANDOWNERS, LEGAL FRAMEWORK, LIVELIHOOD STRATEGIES, LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION, LOCAL LEVEL, MARKET MECHANISMS, NATIONAL POVERTY, NATIONAL POVERTY LINES, OPPORTUNITY COST, OPPORTUNITY COSTS, PER CAPITA INCOME, POOR, POOR AREAS, POOR INFRASTRUCTURE, POOR PEOPLE, POOR POPULATION, POORER GROUPS, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, POVERTY INDICATOR, POVERTY RATES, POVERTY REDUCTION, PROPERTY RIGHTS, REGIONAL OFFICES, REMOTE AREAS, REMOTE PLACES, RURAL, RURAL AREAS, RURAL HOUSEHOLDS, RURAL POOR, RURAL POPULATION, RURAL POVERTY, SHELTER, SMALL FARMERS, SMALL FARMS, SOCIAL IMPACTS, TARGETING, TAX, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TRANSACTION, TRANSACTION COST, TRANSACTION COSTS, UNCLEAR LAND TITLES, URBAN AREAS, WITHDRAWAL,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/09/19397379/social-impacts-costa-ricas-psa-program http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18719
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