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| Titel: |
Un ¿pequeño Pittsburgh¿ borincano: la ciudad imaginada del discurso desarrollista de Fomento |
| Auteur: |
Gabriel Villaronga |
| Verschenen in: |
Centro journal |
| Paginering: | Jaargang XIX (2007) nr. 2 pagina's 182-205 |
| Jaar: |
2007 |
| Inhoud: |
When Teodoro Moscoso nicknamed the first factories built by the state in the 1940s as ¿little Pittsburgh¿, the director of the Development Company not only expressed the enthusiasm of many about the potential of industrialization, but also portrayed the initiative of his agency as a formidable undertaking. The island¿s state factories were the axis of a discourse characterized by optimistic visions about the abundance that industrial development could provide. Although the ¿little Pittsburgh¿ of the Development Company was a response to the economic maladies of the island, the discourse of development introduced unforseen challenges when it configured a new identity for Puerto Ricans as beneficiaries of manufacture. While many aspects that seemed to contradict industrialization came under question, such as the case of shanty towns, many other aspects that promised to create a modern Puerto Rico gained acceptance, such as the possibility of imitating North American technology and production. Although the state factories proved to be fleeting, they generated support in favor of industrialization as well as divergent perspectives about their implementation. |
| Uitgever: |
City University of New York (provided by DOAJ) |
| Bronbestand: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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