Cuban Economists on the Cuban Economy

Contents

Contents List of Tables ix List of Figures xi Acknowledgments xiii List of Abbreviations xv Introduction: Finding a New Road (Again) to a Socialist Economy and Economic Well-Being in Cuba 1 Al Campbell Part I. The Macroeconomy 1. Fifty Years of Revolution in the Cuban Economy: A Brief Overview 25 José Luis Rodríguez 2. The Evolution of Cuba’s Macroeconomy: From the Triumph of the Revolution through the Special Period 62 Oscar U-Echevarría Vallejo 3. Cuba’s Insertion in the International Economy since 1990 89 Nancy A. Quiñones Chang 4. Medium- and Long-Range Planning in Cuba: Historical Evolution and Future Prospects 114 Elena Álvarez González Part II. Socioeconomic Issues 5. Creating a Better Life: The Human Dimension of the Cuban Economy 139 Rita Castiñeiras García 6. Fighting Poverty: Cuba’s Experience 165 Ángela Ferriol 7. The Cuban Population: Major Characteristics with a Special Focus on the Aging Population 189 Juan Carlos Alfonso Fraga 8. Labor Relations, Labor Rights, and Trade Unions: Their History in Cuba 211 Alfredo Morales Cartaya Part III. Specific Branches of Production 9. The Evolution of International Tourism in Cuba 235 Miguel Alejandro Figueras 10. Tourism: Natural Product, Source of Exchange with the Outside World, and Ideological Challenge 252 Alfredo García Jiménez 11. Agriculture: Historical Transformations and Future Directions 270 Ángel Bu Wong and Pablo Fernández Domínguez 12. Expansion of Knowledge-Based Economic Sectors: The Advantages Socialism Offers for Cuba 292 Vito N. Quevedo Rodríguez List of Contributors 319 Index 323 ...