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...
| Publicado en: | Crime, Law & Social Change Vol. 83; no. 1; pp. 1 - 25 |
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Springer Nature
Jun2025
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