Allow me to make a very brief general statement to introduce our topic to be followed by the presentations and discussions. A fundamental question facing us is: is U.S. foreign policy vis-a-vis Cuba justifiable? In my opinion, it is not. Naturally during almost four decades since the Revolution, U.S. and Cuban policies have varied. But […]

Notes1 Recently a number of empirical studies have begun to analyze the evolution of output during the transition from planned to market economy in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.2 A number of important conclusions emerge from the analysis of the reform process, some of which are illustrated in […]

En la segunda Conferencia celebrada por la ASCE en 1992, presenté un documento sobre “El Marco Jurídico-Institucional de un Gobierno Provisional de Unidad Nacional en Cuba” en el que sostuve mi opinión en el sentido de que el retorno a la democracia reprentativa desmantelada en Cuba en 1959 requeriría el reconocimiento, en alguna medida razonable, de los derechos […]

For much of the world, Cuba is a relatively unknown tourism destination, and there remain many negative misconceptions. However, in spite of this, Cuba has experienced a tourism boom during the last eight or nine years, the likes of which have been rarely seen before. Take, for example, the growth in tourist arrivals which has […]

Last year’s paper presented at this conference1 concluded that the argument for commercial engagement is fundamentally insupportable as a justification for foreign investment in Cuba under the current circumstances. Two primary factors were found to inhibit the feasibility of foreign investment as a vehicle of reform in Cuba. First, the island’s distressed investment climate limits […]