The Cuban philosopher Humberto Piñera once said that “history is a system of discontinuities tied together by inevitable continuities.” This paper is a succinct walk through the inevitable continuities of history in an effort to uncover the spiritual phenomena, the primo-phenomena, as Nicolai Berdyaev would have said, through which we can pierce onto the essence […]
Update on Cuba’s Non-Sugar Agricultural Sector
In its recent efforts to transform (or “update”) its economic model, Cuba has understandably focused on its agricultural sector. Even though it only accounts for approximately 5% of gross domestic product (GDP), agriculture represents a relatively large share of the Cuban economy (some 20%) due to its direct linkages with other sectors and multiplier effect […]
Cuba en el contexto internacional: Relaciones con Estados Unidos
Agradezco profundamente a la Asociación para el Estudio de la Economía Cubana (ASCE) la posibilidad de participar en esta XXI Reunión Anual, junto a relevantes especialistas y académicos. He apreciado durante años que sus evaluaciones y propuestas no son meros ejercicios intelectuales, sino que añoran profundamente contribuir a la solución de los problemas que afronta […]
Acción afirmativa de género: Propuesta para Cuba
Marianela es una muchacha afro-descendiente de 24 años de edad, de Guanabacoa. Casi todos los cubanos dirían “una mulatica.” Completó un técnico medio en laboratorio, y consiguió un trabajo en el Hospital Maternidad Obrera localizado en Marianao. Como técnico de laboratorio ganaba unos 425 pesos mensuales, aproximadamente $17 dólares. Desde los 20 años comenzó a […]
Notes on the Current Situation in Cuba
Watching the sunset from Miami Beach the other day and thinking of friends who might be looking at the exact same spectacle from the Malecón in Havana, I could understand why one might think little has changed since Fidel Castro ceded power five years ago. The distance remains huge compared with the actual miles. And […]
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