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Cuba From Economic Take-off to Collapse Under Castro
222 Pages
by
Routledge
222 Pages
by
Routledge
222 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book is a study of Cuba's economic development under communism over the last fifty-five years. The authors find that Cuba's socioeconomic development has gone backward since the Cuban Revolution in 1959. The authors conclude that Fidel Castro's revolution has been an economic disaster for Cuba.
The book first outlines Cuba's economic position prior to the revolution. It reviews Cuba's... Read more
1: The Economic History of Cuba before 1950; 2: Economic Development and National Income in the 1950s; 3: Monetary System and Trade in the 1950s; 4: Economic Participation and Standards of Living in the 1950s; 5: Education and Health Care in the 1950s; 6: Prospects for Future Growth; 7: Cuban Communism: The Road to Nowhere; 8: The Cuban Economy from 1972 to 2002; 9: A Review of the Collapse of Cuba’s Largest Industry; 10: The Reconfiguration of Cuba’s Economy in the New Millennium; 11: Cuba’s Developmental Standing after Fifty-Six Years of Communism; 12: Conclusion
Biography
Jorge Salazar-Carrillo, Jorge Salazar-Carrillo, Andro Nodarse-Leon
