Operation Bootstrap

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf economic development program
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Operación_Manos_a_la_Obra
gptkbp:goal economic transformation
industrialization of Puerto Rico
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gptkbp:influencedBy US economic policy
post-World War II context
gptkbp:keyFigure gptkb:Luis_Muñoz_Marín
gptkbp:launched gptkb:United_States_government
gptkb:Puerto_Rican_government
gptkbp:location gptkb:Puerto_Rico
gptkbp:notableFor rapid economic growth in Puerto Rico
shift from rural to urban society
gptkbp:period 1947-1970s
gptkbp:resultedIn gptkb:urban_development
decline in agriculture
increase in manufacturing jobs
migration to the United States
gptkbp:startDate 1947
gptkbp:strategy import substitution
promotion of manufacturing
tax incentives for US companies
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Luis_Muñoz_Marín
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5