Economic History of Puerto Rico: Institutional Change and Capitalist Development

<p>This is a comprehensive and detailed account of the economic<br>history of Puerto Rico from the period of Spanish colonial domination<br>to the present. Interweaving findings of the "new" Puerto Rican<br>historiography with those of earlier historical studies, and using<br>the most recent theoretical concepts to interpret them, James Dietz<br>examines the complex manner in which productive and class relations<br>within Puerto Rico have interacted with changes in its place<br>in the world economy.<br><br><br><br>Besides including aggregate data on Puerto Rico's economy, the<br>author offers valuable information on workers' living conditions<br>and women workers, plus new interpretations of development since<br>Operation Bootstrap. His evaluation of the island's export-oriented<br>economy has implications for many other developing countries.</p>