When the movement of economic reform started in Eastern Europe just a few years ago, policy makers were in uncharted territory: there were no historical precedents to guide them in the task of transforming a centrally planned economy into one based primarily on the operation of markets. When the political conditions for such a transformation […]

La larga y oscura noche de la tiranía en Cuba se acerca a su fin. Un amanecer luminoso parece insinuarse ya en el horizonte, afirmando la certera esperanza de que el cubano recuperará plenamente el disfrute de una vida digna, libre y próspera y que, una vez más, volverá a ser alegre y a reir. […]

Notes[ref]The authors would like to acknowledge the support of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation for the grant provided to the International Agricultural Trade and Policy Center of the Food and Resource Economics Department at the University of Florida. Special thanks to Bill Messina for his thorough review of an early draft of […]

I. Overview Anyone familiar with the history of relations between the U.S. and Cuba in the last thirty years knows that the U.S. has in place a strict embargo on trade with and economic assistance to Cuba. Many people are not aware, however, of the full reach of the embargo and the way in which […]

Notes[ref]No discussion, interpretation, results or comments contained herein can be attributed to the U.S. Government or any of its Agencies, including the U.S. Information Agency, Office of Cuban Broadcasting, Radio Martí Program. The authors accept responsibility for any errors of omission or commission.[/ref][ref]The authors would like to acknowledge the assistance of Mr. Nicolás Rivero of […]