INTRODUCTION Now is the time for the United States (“U.S.”) and Cuba to sit down to negotiate a settlement of the expropriation claims of U.S. nationals. The expected economic conditions under which the settlement will be negotiated will greatly restrict the remedies that Cuba will be able to offer to the U.S. claimants. Therefore, both […]
2015 Preface
After more than 50 years, on December 17, 2014, there was a dramatic change in the relationship between the United States and Cuba as both nations began a process of rapprochement. This included the reestablishment of diplomatic relations between the two nations, the removal of Cuba from the list of nations sponsoring terrorism, a loosening […]
2015 Conference Program
Economic and Political Situation Carlos Seiglie, ASCE President Alexis Jardines, Florida International University Vegard Bye, University of Oslo, Center for Development and the Environment Emilio Morales, The Havana Consulting Group Economic Realm of Restoration of Cuba-U.S. Relations Ernesto Hernández-Catá, The Foundry, Inc. and IMF (retired), “Preparing for a Full Restoration of Relations Between Cuba and […]
Reflections on the State of the Cuban Economy
Given the recent momentous political developments between the United States and Cuba, expectations for business opportunities by US firms and private investors appear high. Yet it seems to me that these expectations are not consistent with the fundamentals underlying the Cuban economy. In fact, since the new economic reforms were announced at the end of […]
¿Es la Economía o es la Política?: La Ilusoria Inversión de K. Marx
Mi tesis es la siguiente: el subdesarrollo no es tan siquiera un problema económico; antes bien, las variables del éxito y del fracaso de una sociedad son culturales. El despliegue de esta tesis conduce aquí, a su vez, a una revisión crítica de la idea marxista acerca del primado de lo económico respecto de las […]
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