This outstanding publication includes over 300 images, such as maps, graphs, and rarely seen historical photographs related to the socio-economic development of the Island during the World War II era. Guerra, banca y desarrollo has already become essential reading for understanding Puerto Rico’s transformation process during the challenging decade of the 1940s. The book illustrates how World War II served as a catalyst for a multitude of institutional innovations in Puerto Rico. Many of the entities created during this period became permanent and shaped the country’s economic course for decades—some even to this day.