Cuban economists on the Cuban economy /edited by Al Campbell.
- Gainesville : University Press of Florida, (c)2013.
- 1 online resource.
- Contemporary Cuba .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction: Finding a new road (again) to a socialist economy and economic well-being in Cuba / Part I: The macroeconomy: 1. Fifty years of revolution in the Cuban economy: a brief overview / 2. The evolution of Cuba's macroeconomy: from the triumph of the revolution through the special period / 3. Cuba's insertion in the international economy since 1990 / 4. Medium and long-range planning in Cuba: historical evolution and future prospects / Part II: Socioeconomic issues -- 5. Creating a better life: the human dimension of the Cuban economy / 6. Fighting poverty: Cuba's experience / 7. The Cuban population: major characteristics with a special focus on the aging population / 8. Labor relations, labor rights, and trade unions: their history in Cuba / Part III: Specific branches of production -- 9. The evolution of international tourism in Cuba / 10. Tourism: natural product, source of exchange with the outside world, and ideological challenge / 11. Agriculture: historical transformations and future directions / 12. Expansion of knowledge-based economic sectors: the advantages socialism offers for Cuba / Al Campbell -- Jose Luis Rodríguez -- Oscar U-Echevarría Vallejo -- Nancy A. Quiñones Chang -- Elena Alvarez González -- Rita Castiñeiras García -- Angela Ferriol -- Juan Carlos Alfonso Fraga -- Alfredo Morales Cartaya -- Miguel Alejandro Figueras -- Alfredo García Jim¿nez -- angel Bu Wong and Pablo Fernández Domínguez -- Vito N. Quevedo Rodríguez.
Brings together some of Cuban's most prominent economists to examine Cuba's economic history and analyze changes in policy during the years since the collapse of the Soviet Union.