Recent policy initiatives have instigated much controversy and speculation about the goals and sustainability of reforms in Cuba today. As is always the case with Cuban affairs, the scope of the reform narrative easily rival ideological positions. At the core of the controversy, however, are three questions. Would these policies lead down the path of […]

Notes[ref]The bulk of this essay is drawn from my book Revolutionary Cuba: A History (Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2014).[/ref] Attempting to understand the complex phenomenon of the Cuban Revolution is no easy task; it is akin to entering a labyrinth and then seeking to find one’s way out. During nearly a decade of research, […]

Notes[ref]Agradezco los comentarios de José Alonso, Ernesto Hernández-Catá, Paul Meo, Jorge Pérez-López, Joaquín Pujol, Carlos Quijano, Mercy Sanguinetty, Carlos Seiglie y Soren Triff a versiones anteriores de este ensayo o en la conferencia de ASCE XXV, pero yo soy el único responsable por su contenido final.[/ref] Este ensayo está enfocado en las diferencias entre el […]

At present, both Cuba and the U.S. subject the Cuban economy to substantial political risk, i.e., nonmarket loss from state actions like eminent domain, embargos, and tax policy. In Miami, unresolved claims for property expropriated by the Cuban government are the most visible examples. More globally, potential foreign investors in Cuba seek assurance that neither […]

Notes[ref]Portions of this paper were included in Chapter 4 of MATÍAS F. TRAVIESO-DÍAZ, THE LAWS AND LEGAL SYSTEM OF A FREE-MAR-KET CUBA — A PROSPECTUS FOR BUSINESS (Quorum Books, 1996) (hereinafter LAWS AND LEGAL SYSTEM) and as Alternative Recommendations for Dealing with Confiscated Properties in Cuba, in the monograph CONFISCATED PROPERTIES IN A POST-CASTRO CUBA: […]