Critical Analysis of the Statistical and Economic Factors in the Growth Rates of Puerto Rico and Jamaica 1950-59

Thorne, Alfred P., “Critical Analysis of the Statistical and Economic Factors in the Growth Rates of Puerto Rico and Jamaica 1950-59”, Rio Piedras: University of Puerto Rico, 1963.

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Alfred Palmerston Thorne (May 4, 1913 – August 12, 2012) was a development economist, international consultant and educator. He was a featured university lecturer at a number of international campuses including Oxford University. Authoring many articles on the economic development experience of developing countries, his scholarly works were published by Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,[1] Oxford Economic Papers, University of Puerto Rico, and University of the West Indies.[2] Among other works, Thorne authored the Size, Structure and Growth of the Economy of Jamaica: A National Economic Accounts Study.[3] The monograph traces the flow of national income throughout the country’s economic sectors. It was very well received and has been collected by and taught at institutions and libraries across the globe.