Notes1 The scars of corruption, inherited from its colonial and republican past, as well as from its most recent socialist experience, have left a profound imprint in Cuba’s history. Widespread corruption severely eroded the legal and institutional fabric of the Republic since the early 1900s. The fight against corruption was among the most politically appealing […]

As we approach the millennium, one question in the minds of most observers of Cuban politics is when and how will the transition to pluralism unravel in the island? At a practical level, this preoccupation is based on the fact that only a handful of Communist regimes survived the end of the Cold War. From […]

With the prospects of limited trade relations between the United States and Cuba looming closer, the most important issue for Cuba is the future of its economy, which has been devastated by socialism, trade embargoes, and the cutoff of Russian welfare. Without question, once Cuba moves unequivocally towards a free market economy, financing institutions will […]