""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction and Summary""; ""Economic Growth""; ""Labor Supply and Public Transfers""; ""Why Don't More Puerto Rican Men Work? The Rich Uncle (Sam) Hypothesis""; ""Education and Economic Development""; ""The Climate for Business Development and Employment Growth""; ""Assessing Puerto Rico's Fiscal Policies""; ""Financing Economic Development""; ""Trade Performance and Industrial Policy""; ""Restoring Growth: The Policy Options""; ""Contributors""; ""Index""
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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In this innovative new book, economists from U.S. and Puerto Rican institutions address a range of major policy issues affecting the islands economic development. To frame the current situation, the contributors begin by assessing Puerto Ricos past experience with various growth policies.
ACQUISITION INFORMATION NOTE
Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address
JSTOR
Stock Number
22573/ctt9v5wrv
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Economy of Puerto Rico.
International Standard Book Number
0815715544
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Development-- Business Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Development-- Economic Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Development-- General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Government & Business.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Structural Adjustment.
Economic history.
Economic policy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Economy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Economic Policy.