The United States and the PROMESA to Puerto Rico: An analysis of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act
Your guide to understand why the Board controls Puerto Rico and what its priorities will be in its governing of Puerto Rico.
WHAT DID IT PROMISE?
The Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act, PROMESA, establishes a federal Oversight Board in Puerto Rico with review and certification powers over the Puerto Rico government.
Under the PROMESA, although the Puerto Rico Governor and Legislature will still be elected by Puerto Ricans, their laws, regulations, executive orders, fiscal, financial and economic decisions must be reviewed and approved by an Oversight Board whose seven members are appointed by the U.S. President.
WHAT IS BEHIND THE PROMESA?
This book analyzes the U.S. Congress's discussions and drafting of the PROMESA, as well as all drafts of the PROMESA, and discusses:
• how the law's language reflects the plenary power and control of the U.S. Congress over Puerto Rico;
• how the PROMESA prohibits Puerto Ricans and the Puerto Rico government access to the courts to review the Board's decisions;
• how the PROMESA eliminates the protections Puerto Rico had included in its bond documents;
• how the Board controls, designs, and establishes Puerto Rico's public and social policies;
• how the Board takes over the Puerto Rico government's budgetary and policy authorities;
• how the PROMESA makes it very easy to privatize Puerto Rico's assets;
• how the PROMESA criminalizes expressions of dissent; and
• the hurdles in the implementation of the law.
The PROMESA shows how Puerto Rico's economic and fiscal crises, with their underlying issues of lack of autonomy and political power, are being used by the U.S. Congress and some U.S. special interest groups to protect their interests at the expense of Puerto Ricans.
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WHAT DID IT PROMISE?
The Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act, PROMESA, establishes a federal Oversight Board in Puerto Rico with review and certification powers over the Puerto Rico government.
Under the PROMESA, although the Puerto Rico Governor and Legislature will still be elected by Puerto Ricans, their laws, regulations, executive orders, fiscal, financial and economic decisions must be reviewed and approved by an Oversight Board whose seven members are appointed by the U.S. President.
WHAT IS BEHIND THE PROMESA?
This book analyzes the U.S. Congress's discussions and drafting of the PROMESA, as well as all drafts of the PROMESA, and discusses:
• how the law's language reflects the plenary power and control of the U.S. Congress over Puerto Rico;
• how the PROMESA prohibits Puerto Ricans and the Puerto Rico government access to the courts to review the Board's decisions;
• how the PROMESA eliminates the protections Puerto Rico had included in its bond documents;
• how the Board controls, designs, and establishes Puerto Rico's public and social policies;
• how the Board takes over the Puerto Rico government's budgetary and policy authorities;
• how the PROMESA makes it very easy to privatize Puerto Rico's assets;
• how the PROMESA criminalizes expressions of dissent; and
• the hurdles in the implementation of the law.
The PROMESA shows how Puerto Rico's economic and fiscal crises, with their underlying issues of lack of autonomy and political power, are being used by the U.S. Congress and some U.S. special interest groups to protect their interests at the expense of Puerto Ricans.
The United States and the PROMESA to Puerto Rico: An analysis of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act
Your guide to understand why the Board controls Puerto Rico and what its priorities will be in its governing of Puerto Rico.
WHAT DID IT PROMISE?
The Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act, PROMESA, establishes a federal Oversight Board in Puerto Rico with review and certification powers over the Puerto Rico government.
Under the PROMESA, although the Puerto Rico Governor and Legislature will still be elected by Puerto Ricans, their laws, regulations, executive orders, fiscal, financial and economic decisions must be reviewed and approved by an Oversight Board whose seven members are appointed by the U.S. President.
WHAT IS BEHIND THE PROMESA?
This book analyzes the U.S. Congress's discussions and drafting of the PROMESA, as well as all drafts of the PROMESA, and discusses:
• how the law's language reflects the plenary power and control of the U.S. Congress over Puerto Rico;
• how the PROMESA prohibits Puerto Ricans and the Puerto Rico government access to the courts to review the Board's decisions;
• how the PROMESA eliminates the protections Puerto Rico had included in its bond documents;
• how the Board controls, designs, and establishes Puerto Rico's public and social policies;
• how the Board takes over the Puerto Rico government's budgetary and policy authorities;
• how the PROMESA makes it very easy to privatize Puerto Rico's assets;
• how the PROMESA criminalizes expressions of dissent; and
• the hurdles in the implementation of the law.
The PROMESA shows how Puerto Rico's economic and fiscal crises, with their underlying issues of lack of autonomy and political power, are being used by the U.S. Congress and some U.S. special interest groups to protect their interests at the expense of Puerto Ricans.
WHAT DID IT PROMISE?
The Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act, PROMESA, establishes a federal Oversight Board in Puerto Rico with review and certification powers over the Puerto Rico government.
Under the PROMESA, although the Puerto Rico Governor and Legislature will still be elected by Puerto Ricans, their laws, regulations, executive orders, fiscal, financial and economic decisions must be reviewed and approved by an Oversight Board whose seven members are appointed by the U.S. President.
WHAT IS BEHIND THE PROMESA?
This book analyzes the U.S. Congress's discussions and drafting of the PROMESA, as well as all drafts of the PROMESA, and discusses:
• how the law's language reflects the plenary power and control of the U.S. Congress over Puerto Rico;
• how the PROMESA prohibits Puerto Ricans and the Puerto Rico government access to the courts to review the Board's decisions;
• how the PROMESA eliminates the protections Puerto Rico had included in its bond documents;
• how the Board controls, designs, and establishes Puerto Rico's public and social policies;
• how the Board takes over the Puerto Rico government's budgetary and policy authorities;
• how the PROMESA makes it very easy to privatize Puerto Rico's assets;
• how the PROMESA criminalizes expressions of dissent; and
• the hurdles in the implementation of the law.
The PROMESA shows how Puerto Rico's economic and fiscal crises, with their underlying issues of lack of autonomy and political power, are being used by the U.S. Congress and some U.S. special interest groups to protect their interests at the expense of Puerto Ricans.
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781666213232 |
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| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble Press |
| Publication date: | 12/24/2020 |
| Pages: | 270 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.57(d) |
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