Cuban Economic and Social Development: Policy Reforms and Challenges in the 21st Century (Series on Latin American Studies) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0674062434 ISBN 13: 9780674062436

Publisher: David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, 2012

Synopsis

The transformation of the Cuban economy over the last decade is only likely to accelerate. In this edited volume, prominent Cuban economists and sociologists present a clear analysis of Cuba’s economic and social circumstances and suggest steps for Cuba to reactivate economic growth and improve the welfare of its citizens.

About this title

About the Author:

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

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

Mayra Espina Prieto is Professor and Researcher at Centro de Investigaciones Psicológicas y Sociológicas (CIPS), Havana, Cuba.

Lorena Barberia is Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of São Paulo.

Dwight H. Perkins is Harold Hitchings Burbank Professor of Political Economy, Emeritus, at Harvard University.

Dani Rodrik is Rafiq Hariri Professor of International Political Economy at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

Review:

“This rich compilation is essential reading for all looking to understand Cuba's growth record as well as its economic sustainability in a globalized economic terrain.”―Patrice M. Franko, Choice

About this edition

• Publisher: David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0674062434
• ISBN 13: 9780674062436
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 338
• Editor: Domínguez Jorge I., Pérez Villanueva Omar Everleny, Prieto Mayra Espina, Barberia Lorena