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100 1 _aPorter, Robert P.
_q(Robert Percival),
_d1852-1917
245 1 0 _aIndustrial Cuba :
_bBeing a Study of Present Commercial and Industrial Conditions, with Suggestions as to the Opportunities Presented in the Island for American Capital, Enterprise, and Labour
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2012
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2012-11-23
508 _aProduced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.)
520 _a"Industrial Cuba" by Robert P. Porter is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book offers a detailed study of the commercial and industrial landscape of Cuba following the end of Spanish rule and delves into the country's potential for economic recovery and growth under American influence after the War of 1898. It serves as a report to President McKinley, aiming to explore opportunities for American capital and intervention in Cuba's reconstruction. The opening of the work sets the stage for an examination of Cuba's dire economic status after the devastation wrought by war. Porter outlines the rich natural resources available and juxtaposes them with the negative impacts of Spanish colonization, which left the population and the economy severely depleted. His observations, drawn from extensive inquiries across various regions of Cuba, highlight both the challenges and the untapped potential for development. He emphasizes that without addressing the systemic issues rooted in mismanagement and exploitation, Cuba cannot reach its full economic capacity, advocating for a focus on industrial recovery as a pathway to broader societal progress. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aCuba -- Description and travel
653 _aCuba -- Economic conditions
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41463
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