Notes1 In mid-1997, the Cuban economy remains in the doldrums. The economic downturn that began over a decade ago, and intensified in the 1990s, continues to batter the island. While the economic free fall of the early 1990s apparently ended sometime in 1994, positive economic growth recorded since then has not markedly improved the population’s […]

Notes1 El Artículo XVII de la Constitución de 1940 contiene cuatro partes: la primera trata sobre los bienes y las finanzas del estado; la segunda sobre el presupuesto; la tercera sobre el Tribunal de Cuentas; y la cuarta sobre la economía nacional. Los comentarios que ofrezco en este panel son desde el punto de vista […]

Notes1 This paper reviews some of the recent economic literature on the role of government in market economies and in economies in transition from central planning to a market structure, and draws implications for the reconstruction of Cuba. After an introductory section which defines governance, the paper discusses how governments have a distinct role to […]

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE1 Prior to 1959 the United States was clearly an important trading partner for Cuba. However, the historical trading relationship between the two countries has been far more dynamic than many people realize. For example, in the early 1930s, the United States was providing only slightly over half of Cuba’s total import requirements while […]