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NAVARRO-MUNOZ, Ana. Cooperativism as a business proposal for tour guides in Costa Rica. Rev. Nac. Adm. [online]. 2023, vol.14, n.2, pp.49-60. ISSN 1659-4932.  http://dx.doi.org/10.22458/rna.v14i2.4648.

The aim of this article is to propose a management model for the creation of a tour guide cooperative in Costa Rica; that offers them a business opportunity collaborating in their socioeconomic and labor development. The methodology collects data obtained from the application of surveys to tourist guides and from interviews with experts in cooperativism. The results offer a diagnosis of tourist guidance and the type of cooperative to create according to their interests and participatory intentions. The analysis recommends that the proposal entails benefits for tour guides, their families, communities and tourism in the country.

Palabras clave : Tour guide; cooperative; management model; social economy; tourism..

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