Whither the Cuban economy after recovery? The reform process, upgrading strategies and the question of transition

Brundenius, Claes

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“…The table and the figure thus show a low estimate and a high estimate. 1 For the period 1958-1965 I have relied on my own earlier estimates (Brundenius, 1984). There is not much controversy for this period.…”

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Revolutionary Cuba at 50

Brundenius

2009

Latin American Perspectives

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A balance sheet of the Cuban Revolution in terms of growth performance, equity, and the satisfaction of basic needs after 50 years is a mixed bag. Growth performance has been disappointing during most of the past 25 years, although there are today some encouraging new trends. Income distribution that was quite equal in 1985 has seen some deterioration since 1990. Agriculture has been one of the failures, and the question is raised whether current reforms are sufficient to redress this situation. The success stories of the revolution are education, health, and international solidarity.

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“…Sources: see text; calculations based on Brundenius (1984), Pérez-López (1987), ECLAC (2008), JUCEPLAN (1977); ONE (2002; 2008).…”

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Revolutionary Cuba at 50

Brundenius

2009

Latin American Perspectives

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“…Tourism averaged 15% annual growth between 1990 and 1999, and is credited with pulling the country out of its worst economie crisis (Brundenius 2002). During the 1990s one fifth of total investment in the country was concentrated in the international tourism sector ($3.5 billion), and hotel capacity tripled (Peters 2002).…”

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“…The share of international tourism in balance-of-payments income rose from 4% at the beginning of the 1990s to 43% in 1999-more than any other industry. Gross income from tourism multiplied eight-fold between 1990 and 2000, increasing an average of23% every year (Brundenius 2002 ). Total estimated gross tourism revenues for 2000 were US$1.…”

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Capitalist Measures within a Socialist Model: a Commodity Chains Analysis of the Emerging Cuban Tourism Industry

Carty

2009

Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies

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Over the past severa! years Cuba has evolved from a relatively isolated country that shunned tourism to one of the Caribbean 's most important leisure destinations for international visitors. The island's reliance on tourism has forced it to reinsert itself into the global capitalist economy and undergo substantial economie transformation, including severa! capitalist measures. This analysis uses a Global Commodity Chain (GCC) analysis to map the geography and organization of the different segments involved in the Cuban tourism industry. A GCC allows us to examine the physical and human geography of the area, the conception, planning, and implementation involved in the development of the various sites, the major local and foreign organizations involved, and marketing and advertising strategies. 1 find that the organizational and cultural cohesiveness managed by the Cuban govemment along the segments of the chain, its ability to maintain key areas of control over tourism sectors even wh en foreign partners are heavily involved, and its ability to reinsert itself into the global economy through the tourism industry are major factors that exp lain the unprecedented growth rates in the Cuban tourism industry. This research supports much of the recent literature on GCCs, which con tend that developmental performance is affected by a state's ability to strategically participate in an increasingly integrated intemationalized system. The Cuban case further illustrates how market mechanisms can be reconciled with state planning while maintaining the socialist orientation of the economy.Resumen. Éste articula evalua el desarrollo del turismo en Cuba. En los ultimos anos Cuba dej6 de ser un pais relativamente aislado el cual rechazaba el turismo para convertirse en uno de los mas importantes destinas caribefios para visitantes intemacionales. Actualmente el mercado turistico Cubano posee el crecimiento mas rapido en el munda. Debido a sus recursos fisicos, sociales y culturales, ademas de sus diversas regiones, Cuba disfruta de una ventaja competitiva sobre sus competidores Caribefios. La industria del turismo cubana difiere de la mayoria ya que es controlada por el Estado. Sin embargo, la dependencia de la isla en el turismo, la ha obligado a reintegrarse a la economia capitalista global y a someterse a una transformaci6n econ6mica substancial. Este cambio incluye varias medidas capitalistas. Éste analisis emplea el analisis de Cadenas Globales de Mercancias (CGM) para delimitar la geografia y organizaci6n de los diferentes segmentas involucrados en la industria turistica Cubana. El CGM nos permite examinar la geografia fisica y humana del area, la creaci6n, planeamiento e implementaci6n envueltos en el desarrollo de diversos lugares, las organizaciones implicadas mas importantes, y las estrategias de publicidad y mercadotecnia. Yo hallo que la cohesion organizacional y cultural manejada por el gobiemo Cubano a través de los segmentas de la cadena, su habilidad para mantener areas cruciales de control sobre los sectores de...

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Cuban Socialism at 60: Old Aspirations and New Realities

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Brundenius

2020

Reflections on Socialism in the Twenty-First Century

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Whither the Cuban economy after recovery? The reform process, upgrading strategies and the question of transition

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Revolutionary Cuba at 50

Capitalist Measures within a Socialist Model: a Commodity Chains Analysis of the Emerging Cuban Tourism Industry

Cuban Socialism at 60: Old Aspirations and New Realities

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