the story of Operation Bootstrap Weber, Alicia. creator Zeig, Susan. Rivera, Pedro Ángel. Hunter College Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños. Cinema Guild City University of New York. Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños text letter nyu New York, NY Distributed by The Cinema Guild c2005 2005 monographic eng

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1 videodisc (59 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. A documentary on Puerto Rico's "Operation Bootstrap," an economic development plan undertaken in the 1950s which was to attract U.S. capital and serve as a model for the Americas. Using newsreels, archival photographs, and excerpts from government propaganda films, examines the background and many problematic issues posed by the plan.. general a production of Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños, City University of New York ; produced and directed by Pedro A. Rivera and Susan Zeig ; written by Pedro A. Rivera. Documentary. Originally released as a motion picture in 1983. Ilka Tanya Payan, narrator.. Cinematography, Alicia Weber, Susan Zeig ; editor, Susan Zeig. DVD English narration; some Spanish dialogue with English subtitles. Investments, American Puerto Rico Documentary films Puerto Rico Economic policy Puerto Rico Economic conditions 1952- Puerto Rico Economic policy Puerto Rico Economic conditions 1952- EVLG 070128 20211025150243.0 284755 spa