Cuba ha sido oficialmente un estado ateo durante la mayor parte de los últimos 40 años. En 1962 el gobierno de Castro intervino y clausuró más de 400 escuelas católicas, con la justificación de que “propagaban creencias peligrosas” entre la población. Muchos líderes religiosos, incluyendo pastores y sacerdotes, fueron enviados a reformatorios junto a otros […]

The movement toward freer markets in the so-called transitional economies (TEs) has led to great interest in the marketing literature (Batra, 1997; Fahy et al., 2000; Li et al., 2006; Marcinskas and Gliniené, 2005; Yiu et al., 2005; Harmaus et al., 2008). One of the most important challenges facing TEs is improving fundamental marketing competencies […]

The freehold buying and selling of residential real estate became legal in Cuba on November 10, 2011, marking a major milestone on the island’s road to economic liberalization. In addition, the Cuban government is encouraging the creation of small businesses and private farming. More than 180,000 “self- employment” licenses have been issued since 2010, and […]

Foreign investment in real estate has been the engine of growth for many under-developed countries and has served as a vehicle to bolster other economic sectors, particularly tourism. The Cuban government has recognized the need to attract foreign capital as a supplement to the national investment efforts. The Cuban government is looking for sources of […]

Notes1 The World Health Organization (WHO)’s definition of health as a “state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing, and not only the absence of disease or infirmity,”2 embraces basically the same principles associated with human rights and development, since all three seek to improve both the human condition and the fulfillment of the human […]