Saturday 15 November
2008, San José, Costa
Rica
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Ticos Less Hopeful
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Ticos Less Hopeful Of
Economic Future
Costa Ricans are the
exception to the rest of
Latin America which has
high hopes for the
future, according to a
study by Latinobarómetro.
The study revealed that
only 21 out of 100 Ticos
see a better economic
situation in 2009,
dismal compared to the
38% for the region. In
Paraguay, the study
found a 78% optimism.
The annual
Latinobarómetro study
began in 1995.
According to the study,
heads of governments
must handle with greater
care this high level of
expectations that are
not consistent with the
progress of the global
economy, as well as the
high food prices and
inflation. Otherwise,
especially in a period
with an intense
electoral agenda
(between 2009 and 2011,
14 of the 18 Latin
American countries will
be holding presidential
elections), there may be
serious problems of
governance and
instability.
Another detail found in
the study is that Costa
Ricans are more fearful
of crime, with 22% of
Ticos believing this is
the major problem facing
the country.
Also, seven out of every
hundred ticos said what
most haunts the country
is unemployment. The
problem of crime reached
a high 57% in
Venezuela, 33% in Mexico
and 24% in Guatemala,
while in Bolivia and
Nicaragua is only 1%.
The study also revealed
that two out of every
100 Ticos would agree
with an authoritarian
government, if it were
to improve the economy.
The 2008 study took in
the responses of 20.127
people of national
samples representing
100% of the population
of each of the 18
countries that make a
population of 500
million people. The
sample was taken between
September 1 and October
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