Abstract

FRESNEDA, Edel J.. Cuba, development, dependency, and structural heterogeneity. Prob. Des [online]. 2016, vol.47, n.187, pp.113-138. ISSN 0301-7036.

This paper reexamines the prevailing development strategy in Cuba, observing the variables of dependency and structural heterogeneity. It aims to elucidate how, despite a political disconnect on the island, its socialist development strategy is encountering significant challenges driven by the degree of heterogeneity in its economy and the depth of its reliance on the global system of exchange. Some of the most significant challenges facing the prevailing development strategy are as follows: a) how to evaluate the effects of the incorporation of supranational actors into the frameworks of structural heterogeneity, due to the insufficiency of financing and capital; and b) how to achieve endogenous growth beginning with the incorporation of human capital achieved on the island.

Keywords : Structural heterogeneity; dependency; center-periphery; economic development; international relations.