Free exchange | Will Puerto Rico go bust?
An island in dire straits
Our correspondents discuss how the American territory came to owe $70 billion. Unable to declare bankruptcy and unlikely to receive a federal bail-out, what will Puerto Rico do next?
By Economist.com
OUR correspondents discuss how the American territory came to owe $70 billion. Unable to declare bankruptcy and unlikely to receive a federal bail-out, what will Puerto Rico do next?
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