The Modernization of Puerto Rico

The Modernization of Puerto Rico
Author: Henry Wells
Publisher: Cambridge, Mass : Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 468
Release: 1969
Genre: Puerto Rico
ISBN:

Study of the impact of political leadership on cultural change and social change in Puerto Rico - covers the political and historical background, the role of USA in changing patterns of behaviour towards Innovation in the economy, government policy, the role of political parties, parliamentary practices, legal status, nationalist ideologies, etc. References pp. 339 to 417.

Economic and Social Conditions in Puerto Rico

Economic and Social Conditions in Puerto Rico
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Territories and Insular Affairs
Publisher:
Total Pages: 700
Release: 1943
Genre: Puerto Rico
ISBN:

Feb. 10 and 11 hearings were held in Mayaguez, PR; Feb. 12 hearing was held in Ponce, PR; Feb. 13, 15-17, and 19 hearings were held in San Juan, PR. Appendix includes Government documents, organization reports, correspondence, and statistics (p. 299-568).

The Urban Poor of Puerto Rico: a Study in Development and Inequality

The Urban Poor of Puerto Rico: a Study in Development and Inequality
Author: Helen Icken Safa
Publisher: Harcourt Brace College Publishers
Total Pages: 138
Release: 1974
Genre: Social Science
ISBN:

Monograph presenting a case study in social and cultural anthropology of slum populations in the san juan urban area to illustrate the effect of economic growth and social change on poverty-stricken urban populations in Puerto Rico - includes illustrations, references and statistical tables.