Development prospects in Cuba : an agenda in the making / edited by Pedro Monreal.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Monreal González, Pedro M.

University of London. Institute of Latin American Studies.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrialization.

Cuba--Economic conditions--1990-.

Cuba.

Economic conditions.

Cuba--Economic policy.

Economic policy.

Industrialization--Cuba.

Economic development.

Physical Description:

vi, 244 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Institute of Latin American Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London, [2002]

Summary:

The last decade of the twentieth century witnessed significant changes in the economy of Cuba, but the 1990s was not a period of homogeneous change. The first half of the decade focused on obtaining the adjustments necessary to enable the country to overcome the profound economic crisis that had bafallen it. In turn, the second half of the decade was characterised by the reality and possibilities of economic recovery. In addition to resistance and survival, the question of development was reintroduced into academic and policy debates. This volume is situated in that context of incipient debate, and may well be the first academic text specifically written to assess the development perspectives of Cuba in the new conditions that prevail at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The overarching question is 'What comes after recovery?' Each author deals with questions of immediate relevance to the Cuban economy and its recent past, emphasis is placed on the implications for long-term prospects for development. This emphasis reflects the conviction that solutions to the challenge of development will require longer periods of analysis and different areas of focus than those which have hitherto served as the temporal and conceptual references for recent studies of the island's economy.

Contents:

Introduction: Racing Once Again to Catch up: Debating Prospects for Development in Cuba / Pedro Monreal 1

Part 1 Components of a New Paradigm

Chapter 1 Export Substitution Reindustrialisation in Cuba: Development Strategies Revisited / Pedro Monreal 9

Chapter 2 The Cuban Economy during the 1990s: A Brief Assessment of a Critical Decade / Julio Carranza 30

Part 2 Elements of Potential Development Strategies in Cuba

Chapter 3 Foreign Direct Investment in Cuba: Recent Experience and Prospects / Omar Everleny Perez 47

Chapter 4 Cuba's Model of Industrial Growth: Current Problems and Perspectives / Hiram Marquetti, Anicia Garcia 69

Chapter 5 The Sugar-Cane Complex: Problems of Competitiveness and Uncertainty in a Crucial Sector / Lazaro Pena 96

Chapter 6 Domestic Markets and the Development Prospects of Cuba / Mauricio de Miranda 119

Chapter 7 Industrial Upgrading and Human Capital in Cuba / Clacs Brundenius 137

Part 3 The International Context and Comparative Perspectives

Chapter 8 Cuba

The Challenges of Regional Reinsertion: The European Factor / Francisco Leon 161

Chapter 9 Markets and Reforms in China, Vietnam and Cuba / Julio Diaz Vazquez 187

Chapter 10 Vietnam: So Much Done, So Much to Do! A Subtle Footnote on Comparative Development Prospects / David Dapice 204.

Notes:

Inlcudes bibliographical references (pages [227]-244) and index.

ISBN:

1900039486

OCLC:

50588454