ife expectancy increased from 61 years in 1950 to 75 years; where there was one doctor per 4,108 persons in 1950, now the ratio was one doctor per 335 persons... As The Economist described it, Bootstrap produced `one century of economic development... in a decade’.”(p. 230) There is no doubt that Puerto Rico owes a lot to the leadership of Teodoro Moscoso, who died on June 15, 1992. This book was good for me. It taught me about the most important period in the history of Puerto Rico. I recommend this book for people interested in modern Puerto Rican history. ...
