Notes[ref]Entendemos por equidad brindar condiciones de vida mínimas aceptables a toda la población en términos de ingreso y servicios sociales básicos. Equidad no es mantener la distribución del ingreso igualitaria sino brindar igualdad de oportunidades a toda la población. Inclusión es que la población participe adecuadamente en los beneficios de la recuperación y el crecimiento […]
The “New” Cuban Economic Model (or Socialism with Cuban Characteristics)
Notes[ref]It is beyond the scope of this paper to analyze political reform in Cuba or whether political reforms should precede or follow economic reforms. As we have indicated elsewhere, we believe that a path of negotiated, gradual and simultaneous political and economic reforms is best for Cuba. A political and economic path of systemic and […]
Economic Factors in Selecting an Approach to Confiscation Claims in Cuba
Notes[ref]This paper is based on a previous paper by the authors, “Transition in Cuba: A Comprehensive Stabilization Proposal and Some Key Issues,” in George P. Montalván (ed.), Cuba In Transition, Volume 3 (Washington, D.C.: ASCE, 1994), pp. 11-72.[/ref][ref]The views expressed herein are those of the authors and in no way represent the official views of […]
Cuba 1990–1994: Political Intransigence versus Economic Reform
“The obstacle is political control if reform moves forward fast. We economists counter that if Cuba doesn’t reform fast the authorities will definitely lose control.” ‹ An unidentified economist in Cuba, quoted by Gillian Gunn in “Balancing Economic Efficiency, Social Concerns and Political Control,” La Sociedad Económica, Bulletin 42, 1994, p. 12. I. Introduction The […]
The Arcos Principles
Preface Although the Council of State approved legislation to allow foreign private investment in Cuba in the form of joint ventures as far back as 1982, it was not until the second half of the 1980’s that the authorities launched an aggressive campaign to attract foreign capital when the country entered into a severe economic […]