Poverty is growing in Puerto Rico, under US colonialism: 57.6% of children live in poor households
Resource type
Blog Post
Author/contributor
- Norton, Ben (Author)
Title
Poverty is growing in Puerto Rico, under US colonialism: 57.6% of children live in poor households
Abstract
Poverty is rising in one of the world’s oldest colonies: In Puerto Rico, 41.7% of people, including 57.6% of children, live in poverty. This is nearly four times the US rate.
Blog Title
Geopolitical Economy Report
Website Type
Substack newsletter
Date
2023-09-28
Accessed
9/28/23, 5:05 PM
Short Title
Poverty is growing in Puerto Rico, under US colonialism
Citation
Norton, B. (2023, September 28). Poverty is growing in Puerto Rico, under US colonialism: 57.6% of children live in poor households [Substack newsletter]. Geopolitical Economy Report. https://geopoliticaleconomy.substack.com/p/poverty-growing-puerto-rico-colonialism
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