Word: expansionism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Most Puerto Ricans still live in pauperized rural communities or urban slums. Abandoned when the agricultural economy collapsed in the 50s and never involved in the industrial expansion of the 60s, they have remained on the margins of subsistence. Though Puerto Ricans have the highest per capita income of Latin...
THE AMERICAN recession and the consequent decline in capital investment has exposed the debility of the "Operation Bootstrap" economic expansion plan, the foundation of Puerto Rico's economy. Begun in 1947 by the first elected government, Bootstrap and it's successor "Fomento" offered tax exemptions, government assistance, and cheap labor...
So Blake returned the favor and helped Barnaby add two more titles to a list which, after 44 years of continual expansion, can be added to but once more, at the six-man team championships this weekend at Williams College.
Some publishing insiders wonder whether Kobrin and his group started their New West mainly to see if Felker was eager enough about his expansion plans to buy them out. And there is a certain ambiguity about Kobrin's challenge to his New York rivals: "We'll give these...
George White believes there's no reason not to have long-range expansion goals. His period of re-evaluation "hasn't made me pessimistic--just made me want to concentrate on the things we're doing well." White includes in his list of positive developments the expanding involvement of members...