Economia y Bienestar social en Cuba a comienzos del siglo XXI - Softcover

Mesa-Lago, Carmelo

9788493231149: Economia y Bienestar social en Cuba a comienzos del siglo XXI

Softcover

ISBN 10: 8493231142 ISBN 13: 9788493231149

Publisher: Editorial Colibri, 2003

En 2003 Fidel Castro arrbibo al los 77 anos de edad y casi 45 anos de gobierno autocratico continuo en Cuba al momento en que la Revolucion enfrenta el deterioro mas severo desde 1993, cuando la crisis de los noventa toco fondo. La dificil situacion es agravada por el creciente aislamiento internacional de la isla caribena en reaccion al encarcelamiento de 75 disidentes pacificos. asi como las fuertes criticas del dirigente cubano a la UE. este libro, el quinto del autor publicado en Espana y basado en documentacion copiosisima, fundamentalmente obtenida en Cubaanaliza los antecendentes y efectos de la actual crisis socioeconomica y explora las perspectivas de salida de dicha situacion.

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About the Author:

Carmelo Mesa-Lago is Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Economics and Latin American Studies University of Pittsburgh, and has been visiting professor, researcher or lecturer in 40 countries. A former President of the Latin American Studies Association he is author of 82 books and 275 articles on the Cuban economy and social welfare, Latin America's social security, and comparative economic systems, published in 7 languages in 34 countries. His most recent books are: Cuba en la era de Ra�l Castro: Reformas econ�mico-sociales y sus efectos (Editorial Colibr�, 2012) and Cuba Under Raul Castro: Assessing the Reforms (with Jorge P�rez-L�pez, Lynne Reinner, 2013). He has been awarded: the ILO Internatio-nal Prize on Decent Work (shared with Nelson Mandela), the Alexander Von Humbolt Stiftung Senior Prize, two Fulbright Senior Awards, University of Pittsburgh Senior Research Prize, Arthur Whitaker Prize, Choice recognition for outstanding books, Annual Recognition from the Association for the Study of the Cuban Economy, Homage from OISS and CISS for life work on social security, and the Institute of Cuban Studies and the journal Encuentro for life work on Cuba's economy, finalist in Spain's Prince of Asturias Prize on Social Sciences. Member of the National Academy of Social Insurance and the editorial board of seven academic journals.

Review:

"The author's difficult pursuit of objectivity has brought him criticisms from both sides of the ideological spectrum [but] they have not made a dent in his impressive bibliography" (La Gaceta de Fin de Semana, 2004).

"Along a third of a century, Mesa-Lago's oeuvre has been an excellent guide to understand the Cuban economy... a rigorous economic analysis" (Encuentro, 2004-2005).

"Those interested in Cuba should definitely benefit from reading this thoughtful piece, based on meticulous and well research work" (Journal of Latin American Studies, 2005)

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