Insights into community life from the "Capital of Pineapple"
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community life, ecology, local livelihoods, rural development, socio-environmental conflictAbstract
This paper offers a contextualization of some facets of community life in Pital, the Costa Rican border district that has established itself as one of the world's leading pineapple production sites. Based on an interview-based qualitative approach involving local key informants and low-income mothers, it examines the historical, cultural, and subjective elements associated with this production model and its impact on collective life. It discusses how the tradition of agrarian capitalism at its most powerful has transformed the community landscape, accelerated processes of social change, and affected the collective experience of the community.
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