In October 2013, the Cuban government announced the beginning of a monetary unification process aimed at redressing one of the greatest distortions in the island’s economy. This unification process was to take place in phases and build towards its final stage, the “Día Zero” (“Day Zero”), the day when the Cuban Convertible Peso (CUC) would […]

The re-opening of embassies by the United States and Cuba, and the measures taken by the Administration of President Obama to move away from a policy of pushing the Cuban government to liberalize its political and economic system to one of opening new opportunities for collaboration between the two governments, have created high expectations—both in […]

Fidel Castro intentó por muchos años impulsar en Venezuela una revolución parecida a la cubana. Este objetivo se cumplió cuarenta años más tarde, cuando Hugo Chávez llegó a la presidencia del país en 1999. Desde entonces, Venezuela sostiene una alianza estratégica e ideológica con Cuba.1 Los primeros años de la experiencia chavista se dieron dentro […]

Notes1 Considering the inconsistencies in U.S. migration policies and a number of recent events, it is wise to ask if an unusual turn on migration policy with respect to Cuba is in the works and/or should be in the works. Four factors come together to increase the probability of change in U.S. migration policies toward […]

Después de 1959, la mayor parte de la economía cubana pasó a ser controlada y administrada por el Estado. No obstante, algunas actividades privadas continuaron su ejecución, concentrándose fundamentalmente en: campesinos, transportistas privados y algunas profesiones como médicos y estomatólogos1. En los 80s los trabajadores por cuenta propia llegaron a ser aproximadamente 50 000 personas2. […]