Para que la acción de un evento natural sea considerada como un desastre mayor, la Oficina del Coordinador de las Naciones Unidas para el Socorro en Casos de Desastres (UNDRO), considera una situación que implique, al menos 10 pérdidas de vidas humanas y/o un millón de dólares estadounidenses (Zupka, 1988). Segun este criterio, Cuba es […]

Note[ref]The views presented in this paper are those of the author and not necessarily those of his employer.[/ref] One way in which an economist familiar with cost benefit analysis (CBA) may look at environmental impact assessment (EIA) is that EIA is a CBA requiring a large amount of information rigorously collected and analyzed by a […]

“Justice is destroyed in twofold fashion by the false prudence of the sage and by the violent act of the man who possesses power.” — St. Thomas, On the Book of Job (8,I) The thirty six years of Castro’s omnipotent rule seem to be coming to an end. After more than a quarter of a […]

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The summary of this policy paper provides guidelines for U.S. government officials and Congress for dealing effectively with the range of topics that will need to be addressed once decisions are made to restore normal relations with a Cuba whose leaders are committed to establishing a fully democratic system of government. The process […]

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