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Record Nr.

UNINA9910796360803321

Autore

Mora Marie T.

Titolo

Population, migration, and socioeconomic outcomes among island and mainland Puerto Ricans : la crisis boricua / / Marie T. Mora, Alberto Davila, Havidan Rodriguez ; foreword by Francisco L. Rivera-Batiz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2018

©2018

ISBN

1-4985-1687-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (243 pages)

Disciplina

305.9069120973

Soggetti

United States Emigration and immigration Social aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Foreword / Francisco L. Rivera-Batiz -- The elusive American dream: La Crisis Boricua in perspective -- The growth and emergence of the Puerto Rican "Nation": Economic development, mass migration, and popualation composition -- 2006: The Year of the Perfect Storm and the Onset of La Crisis Boricua -- On the Recent Puerto Rican Migrants -- Migration and Changes in the Settlement Patterns of Puerto Ricans -- How Were Puerto Ricans Faring in the New Settlements versus Traditional Areas -- The Role of Gender on Puerto Rican Social Mobility Outcomes -- Shaping the Business and Political Landscape on the Mainland -- The Continued Evolution of Politics and Socioeconomic Processes and Policies: Puerto Rico in the Twenty-first st Century -- Appendix A: Major datasets employed and details on selected variables -- Appendix B: Empirical methodology and selected estimation details -- Appendix C: About the book cover.