Teodoro Moscoso and Puerto Rico's Operation Bootstrap:
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1. Verfasser: Maldonado, A. W. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Gainesville University Press of Florida 1997
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-245) and index
"Long overdue and of superb quality, this book examines the contribution of Moscoso (the architect of Operation Bootstrap) to the politics and economics of Puerto Rico. Describes the man, the times, and the place with illuminating stories. Valuable discussion of US-Puerto Rican relations, US-Latin American affairs, and the impact of industrialization on the society. Rich in detail"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57
Liberation -- Moscoso's conversion -- Rexford Tugwell's call -- The fomentarian revolution -- The idea of fomento -- Industrialize Puerto Rico? -- Despite the odds -- Munoz's conversion -- From public to private ownership -- From Operation Bootstrap to Operation Serenity -- How to perform a miracle -- Industrial promotion and economic research -- How to change an abysmal image -- Tourism: the fighting word -- The soul and muscle of Bootstrap -- The price and wages of success -- Migration: to New York and Brazil -- Winds of change -- The battle for democracy in Latin America -- Moscoso in Venezuela -- The alliance for progress -- The age of Section 936 -- A superport and a confession -- From 931 to 936 -- Bootstrap under siege
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 262 pages)
ISBN:0813015014
0813018676
9780813018676

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