Community Service Providers in Puerto Rico

This study examined the relationship between the provision of community services in the community of Capiro, Puerto Rico and governmental, nonprofit, and business entities. In this theoretical conclusion to the study, relevant economic, social, and developmental theory is reviewed.

As the industrial countries began to grant political independence to former colonies subsequent to the end of the Second World War (whether through peaceful transfer or as a result of armed conflict), newly independent countries were often confronted with the daunting task of developing a means of economic survival within an often hostile environment of international trade and domestic poverty.1 The desperate need for hard currency typically meant that the governments of the newly independent countries emphasized the international component in their development programs.

Three theories of development employing an international component widely accepted are the (1) diffusion model, (2) structuralist model, and (3) the dependency model.2 The diffusion model holds that progress is a function of the spread of modernism to backward, archaic, and traditional economies, and that the principal factors leading to development are (1) advanced technology and (2) an infusion of foreign capital.3 In this model, development is equated with industrialization and increased economic diversif

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initions are as follows: 1. Unfavorable dependence. An unfavorable dependence is defined as a situation of vulnerability for a developing country, wherein the options for development are limited by factors beyond the control of the country. 2. Ineffective transmission. An ineffective transmission is defined as a state of affairs where export gains by a developing country are not translated into (a) the introduction of new skills and techniques into the economy, (b) an increase in the proportional use of skilled labor in the economy, (c) an increasing development of economies of scale in the economy, (d) an increase in the proportion of raw materials processed within the economy, as opposed to finished goods imported and raw materials exported, and (e) an increase in domestic consumption levels. 3. Internal obstacles. An internal obstacle to development is defined as a condition existing within the domestic economy of a developing country, which, in theory at least, could be addressed by the country concerned. 4. External_obstacles. An external obstacle to development is defined as a condition affecting the domestic economy of a developing, which emanated from the external environment of the country, and which was beyon
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Approximate Word count = 7151
Approximate Pages = 29 (250 words per page)