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JUNE 1997

FOCUS Credit, Technology and Agriculture THE REGION Costa Rica's Technology Prowess THINK TANK Does Globalization Hurt Wage Earners? Agriculture in an Open Market FIGURATIVELY SPEAKING A Verdict on Democracy CULTURE Cities Under the Sea

THE BANK IDB Offers Partial Risk Guarantee Integration Reality Check The Nitty-Gritty of Microenterprise THE BANK IN ACTION Wedding bells ring up sales World-class hospital Sugar and rice output booms NEW PROJECTS Improving public management in Bolivia Extending rural education in Costa Rica Social assistance in Jamaica Modernizing health care in Paraguay Management training for civil servants Private investment in São Paulo's transportation sector

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