The Cuban agricultural sector has been in trouble for many years. Production levels of the main crops have decreased significantly, particularly sugar, beef and milk production, fruits, rice, and coffee. Cuba has been forced to import many food products for which it has the land and the climate to produce in sufficient quantities for the […]

Since the fall of the Soviet Union, there has been a rapid transition from communist governments to more democratic governments in Central and Eastern Europe. In most of these situations, the changes and pretransition analyses have focused on the areas of political, economic, and legal transformation and have paid very little attention to the impact […]

Despite the implementation of remittance and travel restrictions (RTRs) by the Bush Administration on June 30, 2004, and the replacement of the U.S. dollar (USD) with the convertible peso (CUC) by the Cuban government in October of that year, family remittances continue to play a key role in the Cuban economy. During the 2001–2006 period, […]

Estimados Colegas: Ante todo un afectuoso saludo desde nuestra amada Cuba. Deseo expresarles el más profundo agradecimiento por brindarme la posibilidad nuevamente de participar, aunque sea por escrito, en la XVII Conferencia Anual de la Asociación para el Estudio de la Economía Cubana. En esta ocasión bajo el lema “La Transición: Que Hacer y Que […]

SUCCESSION ISSUES Thomas Fingar (2007), Deputy Director of National Intelligence, spoke on July 11, 2007, to the House Armed Services Committee: “This year may mark the end of Fidel Castro’s domination of Cuba, but significant, positive political change is unlikely immediately. … Although Raul Castro has solidified his own position as successor, it is too […]