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Puerto Rico’s Economic Future

Public Services and Social Priorities

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The Art of Planning

Part of the book series: Environment, Development and Public Policy ((EDPC))

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The concentration on the development of productive resources and industries through collective action is a relatively recent phenomenon in Puerto Rico and is a reflection of the growing awareness in the island of the nature of the basic social and economic problems, coupled with the growth of democratic institutions and social and political responsibility.

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  • See Grace and Rexford G. Tugwell, “Puerto Rico’s Bootsraps,” Harper’s Magazine, February 1947, pp. 160–169.

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Burns, L.S., Friedmann, J. (1985). Puerto Rico’s Economic Future. In: Burns, L.S., Friedmann, J. (eds) The Art of Planning. Environment, Development and Public Policy. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2505-5_9

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