Presentations
Session 1: Cuban Updates on “Actualización”
Cuentapropismo y Ajuste Estructural
Omar Everleny, University of Havana
Microfinance in Cuba
Pavel Vidal, University of Havana
Non-state Enterprises in Cuba: Current Situation and Prospects
Camila Piñeiro Harnecker, University of Havana
Planning and Market in the Cuban Economy
Armando Nova González,University of Havana
Session 2: Strategic Initiatives: Agriculture
Measuring Cuba’s Agricultural Transformations: Preliminary Findings
Mario A. González-Corzo, Lehman College, CUNY
U.S. Food and Agricultural Exports to Cuba – Uncertain Times Ahead
William A. Messina, Jr., University of Florida
Session 3: Revamping Socialism:Perspectives and Prospects
“Actualización” in Perspective
Mauricio Font, Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies
Cuban Restructuring: The Economic Risks
Emily Morris, Economist Intelligence Unit in London
Cuba’s Economic Problems and Prospects in a Changing Geo-Economic Environment
Archibald R.M Ritter, Carleton University, Canada
From Planning to Market: Paths in Central and Eastern Europe
Mauricio Font, Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies and David Jancsics, PhD Candidate, CUNY Graduate Center