Boom and Bust in Puerto Rico : How Politics Destroyed an Economic Miracle /

In this engaging and approachable book, journalist A.W. Maldonado charts the rise and fall of the Puerto Rican economy and explains how a litany of bad political and fiscal policy decisions in Washington and Puerto Rico destroyed an economic miracle. Under Operation Bootstrap in the 1950s and '...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Maldonado, A. W.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Notre Dame, Indiana : University of Notre Dame Press, [2021]
Temas:
Since 1952
Financial crises > Puerto Rico.
International economic relations
Financial crises
Economic policy
Diplomatic relations
Economic history
Politics and government
Social conditions
Międzynarodowe stosunki gospodarcze.
Polityka gospodarcza.
Polityka.
Wzrost gospodarczy.
Gospodarka.
Puerto Rico > Economic conditions > 1952-
Puerto Rico > Economic policy.
Puerto Rico > Foreign economic relations > United States.
United States > Foreign economic relations > Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico > Foreign relations > United States.
United States > Foreign relations > Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico > Politics and government > 1952-1998.
Puerto Rico > Politics and government > 1998-
Puerto Rico > Politics and government > 21st century.
Puerto Rico > Economic conditions.
Puerto Rico > Social conditions.
Porto Rico > Conditions économiques > 1952-
Porto Rico > Politique économique.
Porto Rico > Relations économiques extérieures > États-Unis.
Porto Rico > Relations extérieures > États-Unis.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > Porto Rico.
Porto Rico > Politique et gouvernement > 1952-1998.
Porto Rico > Politique et gouvernement > 1998-
Porto Rico > Politique et gouvernement > 21e siècle.
Porto Rico > Conditions économiques.
Porto Rico > Conditions sociales.
United States
Puerto Rico
Stany Zjednoczone (USA)
Portoryko (Stany Zjednoczone ; państwo stowarzyszone)
Monografia.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prologue
  • Introduction
  • Part I . The Rise And Fall
  • One. Operation Bootstrap
  • Two. Operation Bootstrap and the Statehood Surge
  • Three. The Demise of Section 936
  • Four. The Turning Point
  • Five. The Breakdown of the Public Corporations
  • Six . The Demise of the Government Development Bank
  • Seven. "That Is Nuts": Puerto Rico's Labor Policy
  • Eight. Will Puerto Rico Become a State?
  • Nine. The Future of Puerto Rico
  • Part II . The His Torical Context
  • Ten. A "Troubled" Relationship
  • Eleven. A Century of Miscommunication and Misunderstanding
  • Epilogue. The Pandemic, the "Curse," the "Fix"
  • Notes
  • Index

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