Economically Dominican Republic is a middle-income developing country that is primarily dependent on agriculture, trade, and tourism. The export of agricultural goods such as sugar, coffee, cocoa, bananas, rice, plantains, beef, and flowers are among the things that help this country prosper economically. 40 percent of the population makes their living farming and another 10 percent have occupations derived from agriculture. (Zakrzewski, p77)

Agriculture has always been the one thing that the Dominican Republic can depend on, but tourism earnings and re-admittance have helped build a fo

Rafael Trujillo paved the way for the Dominican economy, after his assassination in 1961 the economy began to falter because of some benefits of former prosperity had been funneled to the people to due to large scale spending by the government. This spending included money for the construction of housing, schools, cultural centers and other private works. The shortage of land and high birth rate pushed people into over crowed cities that could not provide adequate jobs. (Cambeira p157)

The second largest city on the island is set on the cliffs above the Yaque River, " Santiago de los Caballeros" or "Santiago". With a population of more than half a million the city is a major source of industry on the island. Close by is the fertile agricultural region of Cibao Valley. Here there is a long tradition of growing, harvesting and marketing of tobacco. The industrial center for the best cigars, it generates an important income for the island. The Amber Coast lies to the north of Dominican Republic on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. It is named for the abundance of amber that is found there; in fact it is the largest source of this clear amber in the world. (Doggett, p56)

Historically the person in power has always controlled the Dominican economy. Between the 1930-1961 Rafael Trujillo completely dominated the Dominican government. During his reig

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