The Cuban Economy at the Start of the Twenty-First Century

by Jorge I. Domínguez, Omar Everleny Pérez Villanueva, Lorena Barberia

Overview

How can Cuba address the challenges of economic development and transformation that have bedeviled so many Latin American and Eastern European countries? What are the universally common macroeconomic and societal challenges it faces and the specific peculiarities that have emerged after a decade-long transformation of its economy? For the Cuban and American social scientists and policy experts writing in this timely and provocative volume, the answer lies in examining Cuba's development trajectory by delving into issues ranging from the political economy of reform to their impact on specific sectors including export development, foreign direct investment, and U.S.-Cuba trade. Moreover, the volume also draws attention to the intersection between economic reform and societal dynamics by exploring changes in household consumption, socio-economic mobility, as well as remittances and their effects, while remaining steadfast in its focus on their policy implications for Cuba's future.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780674017986
Publisher:	Inter-American Development Bank
Publication date:	03/01/2005
Series:	David Rockefeller Center Series on Latin American Studies , #13
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	456
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Jorge I. Domínguez is Antonio Medero Professor of Mexican and Latin American Politics and Economics, Harvard University.

Omar Everleny Perez Villanueva is Professor in the Department of Economics and a Researcher at the Center for the Study of the Cuban Economy, University of Havana.

Lorena Barberia is Program Associate at the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University.