The Central and Eastern European region is of critical importance to the world political economy. Many think that the tone of the new world order will be set in the 21st Century by the events occurring in this region. Not surprisingly, interest in the region has grown immensely in the last decade, especially among business […]

The free market reforms that Cuba undertook in the wake of the collapse of the Soviet Union have propelled the country into uncharted waters as it improvises to find solutions to its economic crisis. The harsh realities of a world without the massive Soviet aid on which Cuba had become so dependent forced the government […]

A key factor in understanding the transition of the real-estate markets in cities of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union hinges on the transition from state to private ownership. Buildings, commercial centers, homes, and even vacant lots suddenly become prime targets for real-estate speculation and foreign investment. During the Cold War, small amounts of […]

Land tenancy in Cuban agriculture has experienced three pronounced changes since the beginning of the revolution in January 1959. The first agrarian reform law was enacted in May of that year. It proscribed the latifundia (described as estates larger than 405 hectares), and initially distributed some land and encouraged the development of cooperatives on large […]