TY - BOOK AU - Campbell,Al TI - Cuban economists on the Cuban economy /edited by Al Campbell T2 - Contemporary Cuba SN - 9780813048345 AV - HC152 .C833 2013 PY - 2013/// CY - Gainesville PB - University Press of Florida KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; Introduction: Finding a new road (again) to a socialist economy and economic well-being in Cuba; Al Campbell --; Part I: The macroeconomy: 1. Fifty years of revolution in the Cuban economy: a brief overview; Jose Luis Rodríguez --; 2. The evolution of Cuba's macroeconomy: from the triumph of the revolution through the special period; Oscar U-Echevarría Vallejo --; 3. Cuba's insertion in the international economy since 1990; Nancy A. Quiñones Chang --; 4. Medium and long-range planning in Cuba: historical evolution and future prospects; Elena Alvarez González --; Part II: Socioeconomic issues --; 5. Creating a better life: the human dimension of the Cuban economy; Rita Castiñeiras García --; 6. Fighting poverty: Cuba's experience; Angela Ferriol --; 7. The Cuban population: major characteristics with a special focus on the aging population; Juan Carlos Alfonso Fraga --; 8. Labor relations, labor rights, and trade unions: their history in Cuba; Alfredo Morales Cartaya --; Part III: Specific branches of production --; 9. The evolution of international tourism in Cuba; Miguel Alejandro Figueras --; 10. Tourism: natural product, source of exchange with the outside world, and ideological challenge; Alfredo García Jim¿nez --; 11. Agriculture: historical transformations and future directions; angel Bu Wong and Pablo Fernández Domínguez --; 12. Expansion of knowledge-based economic sectors: the advantages socialism offers for Cuba; Vito N. Quevedo Rodríguez; 2; b N2 - 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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=588250&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -