There are many things in this paper that I agree with, particularly as regards the broad economic strategy. For example, I agree that international cooperation in Cuba’s transition should help to create the condi­tion for private investment, both Cuban and foreign; that private foreign investment flows should exceed flows of official development assistance by a […]

Díaz-Briquets has done a very good paper, which is part of a series relating to natural resource and environmental issues. This paper deals with forestry, agroforestry and use of trees within agricultural practices. His perspective and scope covers well the historical participation of the forestry sector in Cuba. These comments will highlight some additional positive […]

I would have loved to make the emphasis of my response to Mr. Cordova’s paper the last point he made: “left to its own, the revolution floundered in both the economic and social realms. Only the political fabric remained intact.” This statement fascinates me because there is no doubt that the experiences that Cuba has […]

This paper raises several points of particular importance to the Cuban people today. First, it questions the Cuban government’s rationale for the recent economic reforms and, in this context, argues that they were implemented in order to strengthen its own power. And second, the paper also opens the door to a debate which, although not […]

There is no question that Cuba is one of the most heavily indebted countries in the world and that its capacity to pay even a fraction of what it owes is severely impaired. Fernández puts this amount at 10.552 billion U.S. dollars and notes that a further 15 billion rubles are owed to Russia, as […]