“Para verdades trabajamos, y no para sueños” José Martí Unpublished Work Copyright 1991 Raúl Fernández La inevitable terminación de la tiranía castrista dará a los cubanos una singular oportunidad de replantear la estructura de la nación. De la forma en que el pueblo de Cuba aproveche tal coyuntura dependerá en gran medida el destino del […]
Notes On An Agricultural Strategy For Cuba
The unavoidable termination of Castro’s tyranny will give the Cuban people a unique opportunity to redraw the structure of their nation. The future of Cuba will greatly depend on the way Cubans take advantage of that opportunity. For this reason, efforts like those of the ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF THE CUBAN ECONOMY are necessary […]
Comments by Antonio Gayoso on Notas sobre una estrategia agropecuaria para Cuba
Presenters dealt with agricultural conditions and problems which are new Cuban Government would face in the future. Some approaches were discussed to address these problems. Foremost issue will be the role of the sugar sector. Major conclusion was that it will remain critical to Cuban economic well being. Given market conditions, continuous access to Soviet […]
The Cuban Sugar Industry in a Changing World
A. Brief description of the sugar Overview, organization and management The sugar industry consist of two distinct sectors, agricultural and industrial, which compliment each other in the production of sugar and its derivatives. From the time when the sugar mills were confiscated, and until 1980, all sugar operations were controlled by two ministries, Ministry of […]
Cuba’s Transition to Market-Based Energy Prices
Prepared for delivery at the First Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of the Cuban Economy, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, August 15-17, 1991. The paper expresses strictly the personal views of the author The Cuban-Soviet trade protocol for 1991, concluded in December 1990, introduced a number of important changes to the trading […]