Soberanias Exitosas: Seis modelos para el desarrollo economico de Puerto Rico (Spanish Edition) [Paperback]

Angel Collado Schwarz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 29, 2009

Soberanias Exitosas reviews six economic models for Puerto Rico. The countries discussed are of the same scale of Puerto Rico and achieved economic success once they became sovereign countries: Ireland and New Zealand before WWII; Singpore and Israel after WWII and Estonia and Slovenia after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1990. Interviews about the countries were conducted in the radio program VOZ DEL CENTRO with prominent economists: Francisco Catala Oliveras and Juan Lara. Introduction by the author provides background on Puerto Rico status. Includes color photos of the six countries and comparative statistical table from CIA World Fact book. Dr. Moises Naim, editor of Foreign Policy magazine in Washington, D.C. stated that Soberanias Exitosas is an indispensable reference book which should be required reading for those who think that Puerto Rico should have a more prosperous destiny than its past. Paperback version (6-1/2x9-1/2). Published by Fundacion Voz del Centro in Spanish.

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About the Author

Angel Collado Schwarz, author, is President of Fundacion Voz del Centro. He is the host of the weekly cultural radio program La Voz del Centro aired in Puerto Rico, New York City and Chicago. He is PhD candidate in Latin American history at the Universidad Complutense in Madrid. Chairman of the Board of the University of Puerto Rico Press, Trustee of Museo del Barrio in New York and Syracuse University. Board member of the Barenboim Said Foundation (USA). Former CEO of a communications conglomerate with offices in 18 countries in Latin America.

Product Details

• Paperback: 248 pages
• Publisher: Fundacion Voz del Centro; Second edition (January 29, 2009)
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN-10: 1933545135
• ISBN-13: 978-1933545134
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,841,812 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Soberanias Exitosas, March 31, 2009

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I am very delighted with the purchase of this book.By the way, I bought two, one for my husband and another for a gift.It is very interesting since we are from Puerto Rico and it gives us many examples of how can we follow these models of soberanity to become one of them.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Good ideas, February 21, 2010

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I just read this book, it's amazing! It makes you think about the politics and different ways to improve the island of Puerto Rico, which is a beautiful island. I will definitely read the book again and tell all of my friends

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5.0 out of 5 stars Magnifico, June 20, 2010

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Outstanding review of successful and viable economic models for an independent Puerto Rico. Examining what these distinct nations did, the author presents (via excerpts from his radio interviews) these models as an example of what Puerto Rico might become if independent and sovereign.

I found this book to be very engaging and engrossing, and is required reading for all pro-independence or pro-associated republicans. I literally could not put this book down and found it interesting to compare nations from all parts of the world that have applied distinct strategies to their newly independent nations and thrived to create auto-sufficiency and economic stability. A must-read for all Puerto Ricans.