The intense attention being devoted to the problems of Cuba has not produced a corresponding outpouring of studies with a vision and blueprints to future paths for the island with proven results. The consensus among students of the Cuban economy is that a transition will not occur in their lifetime. One of the most voiced […]

After years of a punishing policy to influence change in Castro’s Cuba by economic embargo and diplomatic isolation, President Obama changed the tactics of US policy to one of openness, reduced economic sanctions—with a clear desire to remove all sanctions—and the re-establishment of diplomatic relations. Although the new policy opened doors to new state-to-state cooperation, […]

Central planning for the development of the productive forces of the state has been a core element of Leninist governance since the 1920s. In the form of the Soviet five year plans, these efforts institutionalized the leadership of the Leninist vanguard party as the source of decision-making for the management of all national resources, and […]

THE VALUE OF INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES: GEOGRAPHY VS. COMMUNIST INHERITANCE The number of publications about ongoing changes and future Cuban transformations has dramatically increased over the last years. Many of them are trying to apply to Cuba an international experience that has successfully worked in different countries and regions, above all in Latin America. No doubt […]

La formación ética y cívica es una de las necesidades más urgentes y uno de los desafíos más difíciles para Cuba en la hora presente y en el futuro. Es una realidad, reconocida por todos, la existencia en Cuba de un analfabetismo cívico y político, así como de una crisis de los valores y las […]