PUERTO RICO WILL BENEFIT

In: FP, Heft 47, S. 126-128

Abstract

FROM THE BEGINNING, PUERTO RICO HAS FOLLOWED THE CARIBBEAN BASIN INITIATIVE WITH INTEREST AND CONCERN. THE INTEREST SPRINGS FROM AN APPRECIATION THAT PUERTO RICO ITSELF IS MORE LIKELY TO PROSPER OVER THE LONG RUN IF IT FINDS ITSELF IN A BASIN OF HOPEFUL PROSPERITY RATHER THAN DESTABILIZING POVERTY. THE CONCERN EXPRESSED IS ABOUT THE POLICY. TO BE SUCCESSFUL, THE CBI MUST ADEQUATELY PROTECT, PRESERVE, AND DEVELOP FURTHER THE PUERTO RICAN ECONOMY. BOTH SIDES OF THIS ISSUE ARE EXPLORED.