Introducción La economía cubana se ha caracterizado por su alta dependencia del comercio exterior, y la estructura de éste, a su vez, por un amplísimo número de rubros de importación, en tanto que el grueso de las exportaciones lo constituye un número reducido de productos. El azúcar representa la principal fuente de divisas del país. […]

Notes[ref]This paper presents only the personal views of the authors. We are grateful to José Alvarez and Arturo Pino for their very useful comments on an earlier draft.[/ref] I. Introduction This paper presents a preliminary look at the relationship between water, development strategies, and ecological issues in revolutionary Cuba. Using an integrated water management perspective […]

I. Introduction [ref]This paper draws from Chapter 1 and Appendix D of my dissertation at New York University. I want to thank my principal advisors Anthony Saunders and Paul Wachtell for their moral and intellectual support. The usual caveats apply.[/ref] In the “Carlos Diaz Alejandro Lecture” at the 1992 ASSA meetings, Guillermo Calvo stated that […]

Notes[ref]The views expressed herein are those of the authors and in no way represent the official views of the Inter-American Development Bank. We gratefully acknowledge the comments and suggestions to an earlier version of this paper by José D. Acosta, José F. Alonso, Néstor Enrique Cruz, Margarita Cruz, Emilio Cueto, Armando M. Lago, Eloy R. […]

One of the frustrating things in life is the lack of information regarding things as they are. Oftentimes, even when we desire to let our dreams be tested through external means, we ponder in ignorance of very important things for ourselves and the lives of nations. And so it is with Cuba. Ever since the […]