Bibliograph

Fantasy island, colonialism, exploitation, and the betrayal of Puerto Rico, Ed Morales

Type

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Fantasy island, colonialism, exploitation, and the betrayal of Puerto Rico, Ed Morales

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-322) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Fantasy island

Nature of contents

bibliography

resource.references

LJ 09/01/2019

Responsibility statement

Ed Morales

Sub title

colonialism, exploitation, and the betrayal of Puerto Rico

Summary

For the last century, Puerto Rico has served as a testing ground for the most aggressive and exploitative U.S. economic, political, and social policies. The devastation was laid bare by Hurricane Mar'a in 2017, which exposed how the island as a whole was deteriorating, and the merciless path of destruction created by the island's debt crisis could no longer be covered up.ed up

Table Of Contents

A brief history of US colonialism in Puerto Rico -- Clear and present danger: prelude to the crisis -- The diablo in derivatives: borrowing to meet basic needs -- Bond emissions, corruption, and betrayal: how two governments failed Puerto Rico -- PROMESA = pobreza -- Status update? -- Hurricane María destroys the commonwealth fantasy -- The Trump factor: vultures, lobbyists, and disaster capitalism -- The art of resistance -- Fantasy's end

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