April 1, 2019 - 2:00pm
Faculty and graduate students are invited to a talk with special guest speaker: Rafael J Betancourt, Professor of Urban Economics at Colegio Universitario San Geronimo de La Habana.
Title: Why Does Cuba Matter?
Recent transformations in the Cuban political and economic system form
part of an alternative model of development to those currently existing
in the region and other parts of the Global South. What are these main
changes? What model of socialism is being crafted in Cuba and what are
its perspectives? What can it contribute to other countries if it
succeeds?
part of an alternative model of development to those currently existing
in the region and other parts of the Global South. What are these main
changes? What model of socialism is being crafted in Cuba and what are
its perspectives? What can it contribute to other countries if it
succeeds?
Monday, April 1st, 2pm* (please note new time), COB 2 392.
Questions? Please contact Nancy Burke, nburke2@ucmerced.edu
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