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

Edited by Jorge Dominguez

Edited by Omar Everleny Pérez Villanueva

Edited by Lorena Barberia

    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.

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Jorge I. Dominguez is Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs and Director of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University.

Omar Everleny Perez Villanueva is Professor in the Department of Economics and a Researcher at the Centro de Estudios de la Economía Cubana, University of Havana.

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