Cuba is in the process of undergoing significant— perhaps fundamental—economic reforms. Although the pace is not always very fast, and the direction is more characterized by zigzagging that by a straight line, there is little doubt that the state-dominated economy is about to give way to more non-state actors. In theory and ideology, the official […]
Oil and Democracy in Cuba: Going Towards Nigeria or Norway?
Notes1 With news of the possible presence of offshore oil within Cuban waters, USGS (2004), hopes were raised that substantial amounts suitable for commercial exploitation would be found. Two of the exploratory wells drilled by Scarabeo 9, an especially-built drilling platform for deep water exploration in Cuban waters, under contract to international oil companies Repsol […]
Petróleo y rentismo entre Cuba y Venezuela
La economía venezolana gravita alrededor del mercado internacional de energía. Las políticas de inversión extranjera directa y de inversiones venezolanas en el exterior, la contratación de deuda externa y el costo financiero que genera la cooperación internacional, así como otras formas de vincularse con el exterior están identificadas con la producción y mercadeo del petróleo, […]
El crecimiento de la iglesia protestante y la libertad religiosa
Cuba ha sido oficialmente un estado ateo durante la mayor parte de los últimos 40 años. En 1962 el gobierno de Castro intervino y clausuró más de 400 escuelas católicas, con la justificación de que “propagaban creencias peligrosas” entre la población. Muchos líderes religiosos, incluyendo pastores y sacerdotes, fueron enviados a reformatorios junto a otros […]
Market Orientation and Business Performance in Cuban Firms: A Comparative Analysis of State-Owned Versus Joint Venture Firms
The movement toward freer markets in the so-called transitional economies (TEs) has led to great interest in the marketing literature (Batra, 1997; Fahy et al., 2000; Li et al., 2006; Marcinskas and Gliniené, 2005; Yiu et al., 2005; Harmaus et al., 2008). One of the most important challenges facing TEs is improving fundamental marketing competencies […]
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