Reading the article by Professor Sáez, which I received as an 84-page chapter of his dissertation, has been a long but rewarding experience. If I had to summarize my reaction in just one sentence, the following would be very appropriate: a well researched, documented, written, impressive and devastating paper. This piece adds considerably to the […]
An Empirical Study of Income and Performance Incentives on a Cuban Sugarcane CPA
This paper presents findings of a case study of a sugarcane-farming cooperative (cooperativa de producción agropecuaria, CPA) located in the province of Havana, Cuba. Although the internal dynamics of specific Cuban cooperative farms have been examined by Cuban researchers, the results of their studies are not readily available in the United States. [ref]An exception is […]
Cuba’s Sugar Industry in the 1990s: Potential Exports to the U.S. and World Markets
THE CUBAN SUGAR INDUSTRY Economic Importance There is an extensive literature on the Cuban sugar industry in the island and abroad. The reason is obvious: sugarcane has been, and continues to be, the dominant crop in Cuba’s economy, and sugar the main source of foreign exchange. Data published by the Cuban government portray the sugar […]