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Operation Bootstrap
Operation Bootstrap ( ) is the name given to a series of projects which industrialized the economy of Puerto Rico. The government of the United States, together with what is known today as the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company, set forth a series of ambitious economical projects that evolved Puerto Rico into an industrial high-income territory compared to the region. Bootstrap is still considered to be the foundation of Puerto Rico's economic model.
Article summary
Operation Bootstrap ( ) is the name given to a series of projects which industrialized the economy of Puerto Rico. The government of the United States, together with what is known today as the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company, set forth a series of ambitious economical projects that evolved Puerto Rico into an industrial high-income territory compared to the region. Bootstrap is still considered to be the foundation of Puerto Rico's economic model.
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