By now most of the world knows of the catastrophic earthquake that has battered Haiti. I first learnt about it while listening to Radio Isla, a Puerto Rican station, on my mobile phone. The journalist, who patched together the breaking news with audio from CNN en Español, highlighted the fact that a tsunami wave might [...]
Entries Tagged as 'economic development'
Haiti: The State, Diasporas and Disasters
January 14th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Caribbeanisms : Caribeñadas, Migrations : Migraciones
Amargura : Bitterness
March 14th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Caribbeanisms : Caribeñadas
Puerto Rico enfrenta una crisis económica severa. Desde hace un par de años, los indicadores apuntan hacia una recesión y una situación fiscal deprimente. Al mismo tiempo, la improvisación ha dictado las pautas de cómo se responde a esta debacle. Si algo he aprendido en los últimos meses, es que las crisis nos presentan oportunidades [...]
Tags:amargura·bitterness·economía·economic development·fiscal troubles·Puerto Rico
When the going gets tough, do they return home?
January 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Articles : Artículos, Migrations : Migraciones
Here’s a recent article published in the NYT on migrants’ decision to return home amidst the current economic recession. The study cited in the article can be found here. _______________________________________________________ January 15, 2009 No Hard Sign of Reverse Migration By NINA BERNSTEIN Despite the worst United States economy in decades and a slowdown in the [...]
Tags:economic development·migration·migration policy·research
