New Winds Blowing on Havana's Malecón: Economic Reforms and Political Change in Cuba

 

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Autor: Macedo Rizo, Jhany Marcelo
Formato: artículo original
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de Publicación:2018
Descripción:The fall of real socialism, in addition to various internal problems and the economic embargo, led Cuba to the so-called Special Period during the 1990s. The Cuban government undertook a se­ries of economic reforms aimed at com­bating its terrible effects and giving a boost to its planned national economy, but with very limited results in macro­economic terms and in the quality of life of Cuban citizens. Due to the nature of some of these reforms, this article seeks to determine whether they constitute a prelude to the transition to a market economy or whether, on the contrary, they seek to have the State continue to play a preponderant role in the de­velopment model, while allowing some private initiatives. Although this new opening brings with it an expansion of civil and political rights, it is defended that Cuba aims to build its own model, tending to reinforce the current politi­cal system, in which in any case the re­forms will be implemented gradually. In order to achieve this objective, the text starts with a comparative approach to review some relevant figures of the Cu­ban economy and to overview the most important reforms in the last decade.
País:Portal de Revistas UNA
Institución:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNA
Lenguaje:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.una.ac.cr:article/11341
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/tdna/article/view/11341
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Palabra clave:Cuba
Special Period
Economic Reforms
Economic Embargo
Political System
Civil Rights
Periodo Especial
Reformas económicas
Embargo
Sistema Político
Derechos civiles
Período Especial
Reformas Econômicas
Embargo Econômico
Direitos Civis