Cuba was the first country to produce cement in Latin America, on July 7, 1895, two years before Brazil. The Cuban cement industry now bears the scars of its politics. The nation’s cement makers have to use some of the Western world’s most outdated equipment, and are producing at low levels of capacity utilization only […]
La mujer cubana en los Estados Unidos: algunas consideraciones sobre su aporte socioeconómico y las modificaciones de su papel
Nos proponemos en este trabajo explorar los siguientes aspectos: 1) los niveles de educación y la participación en el mercado laboral de la mujer cubana en los Estados Unidos; 2) los campos en que la mujer en el exilio se ha destacado y aquellos en que su presencia es menos notable y por qué; y […]
Comments by Roger R. Betancourt on “The Welfare State and Its Ethical Implications: A Viable Alternative for Post-Castro’s Cuba?” by Martínez-Piedra
This paper raises a question in its title and proceeds to provide an answer in a very scholarly fashion. The origins of the welfare state are amply documented together with its shortcomings as it has developed in Europe. Worthwhile ethical distinctions are made with respect to the tension between security and freedom. The punchline is […]
Comments by Roger R. Betancourt on “The Implications of Good Governance for the Reconstruction of Cuba” by Pérez
This paper provides the beginnings of a discussion on a topic that is both of the utmost importance and that has been somewhat neglected until recently. It should be viewed as a collection of subtopics for further discussion rather than as a definitive assessment of any particular item. With this view in mind, I offer […]
Legal Foundations for a Successful Privatization Program in Cuba
This paper describes the legal bases for a privatization program in Cuba during its free-market transition.2 An adequate legal framework will be necessary to remove Cuba’s state-owned enterprises (“SOEs”) from state control and allow the resulting private entities to function efficiently. Recent examples of successful privatization programs from which one can draw guidance for Cuba […]
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