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class="new" title="Private security industry in Puerto Rico (page does not exist)">Private security</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Public_utilities_in_Puerto_Rico&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Public utilities in Puerto Rico (page does not exist)">Public utilities</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Recreation_in_Puerto_Rico&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Recreation in Puerto Rico (page does not exist)">Recreation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Real_estate_in_Puerto_Rico" title="Real estate in Puerto Rico">Real estate</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Retail_in_Puerto_Rico&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Retail in Puerto Rico (page does not exist)">Retail</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Social_programs_in_Puerto_Rico&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Social programs in Puerto Rico (page does not exist)">Social programs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Puerto_Rico" title="Telecommunications in Puerto Rico">Telecommunications</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tourism_in_Puerto_Rico" title="Tourism in Puerto Rico">Tourism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transportation_industry_in_Puerto_Rico" class="mw-redirect" title="Transportation industry in Puerto Rico">Transportation</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warehousing_in_Puerto_Rico&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Warehousing in Puerto Rico (page does not exist)">Warehousing</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wholesale_in_Puerto_Rico&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wholesale in Puerto Rico (page does not exist)">Wholesale</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Entertainment</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Arts_industry_in_Puerto_Rico&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Arts industry in Puerto 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Puerto Rico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_government-owned_corporations_of_Puerto_Rico" title="List of government-owned corporations of Puerto Rico">Government-owned corporations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_public%E2%80%93private_partnerships_in_Puerto_Rico" title="List of public–private partnerships in Puerto Rico">Public–private partnerships</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_fiscal_agent_and_financing" title="Puerto Rico fiscal agent and financing">Government</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Agencies</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_Department_of_Economic_Development_and_Commerce" title="Puerto Rico Department of Economic Development and Commerce">Department of Economic Development and Commerce</a></li> <li><a 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Bank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_Municipal_Financing_Agency" title="Puerto Rico Municipal Financing Agency">Municipal Financing Agency</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Public_debt_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Public debt of Puerto Rico">Public debt</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_government_budget_balance" class="mw-redirect" title="Puerto Rico government budget balance">Balance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Budget_of_the_Government_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Budget of the Government of Puerto Rico">Budget</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_bonds_issued_by_Puerto_Rico" class="mw-redirect" title="List of bonds issued by Puerto Rico">Bonds issued by Puerto Rico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rican_government-debt_crisis" title="Puerto Rican 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title="Defense contractor">defense contractors</a> to base operations in Puerto Rico or use Puerto Rico force for <a href="/wiki/Nearshoring" title="Nearshoring">nearshoring</a></li> <li>shorter route point from <a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">Africa</a> and <a href="/wiki/South_America" title="South America">South America</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Disadvantages">Disadvantages</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Manufacturing_in_Puerto_Rico&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Disadvantages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Government_monopoly" class="mw-redirect" title="Government monopoly">government monopolies</a> on public utilities and <a href="/wiki/Worker%27s_compensation" class="mw-redirect" title="Worker's compensation">worker's compensation</a></li> <li>high level of government corruption</li> 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