Funding the colonial tax haven: unpacking the role of the paycheck protection program in Puerto Rico’s state-corporate crimes

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), established as part of the CARES Act to address the economic and financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, distributed $813.7 billion in forgivable loans between April 2020 and May 2021. While oversight offices and public accountability organizations initially...

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1. VerfasserIn: Atiles-Osoria, José M. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2025
In: Crime, law and social change
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