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ASCE, The Association for the Study of the Cuban Economy

SAVE THE DATE!!

THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF THE CUBAN ECONOMY’S
THIRTY-SECOND ANNUAL MEETING

Cuba – What is Happening?
Plus, Cuba and the Environment

September 15-17, 2022

Florida International University School of Law
Miami (Doral), FL


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Hi Everyone,

It is that time of year again. Our annual conference will once again be live, this September. This year we are partnering with the FIU Law Review of Florida International University College of Law to bring you a truly comprehensive analysis of what is happening in Cuba. Plus, this year we will be able to accomplish a long-time goal of assessing the environmental issues facing Cuba. The Law Reviea of FIU’s School of Law is co-sponsoring that review by bringing us eight legal and environment scholars.

It is going to be a great learning experience. A lot has changed in Cuba in the last two years and much has remained the same as the policies of the Cuban authorities have vacillated back and forth, cryptocurrencies have emerged, and the dollar has once again become king. The Agricultural policy seems to have lost all coherence. Shortages of food and medicine have worsened, and power generation is in serious trouble. Yet the country invests in new hotel construction. The sugar industry finally seems dead. And yet there are signs of hope in the growth of the private sector, which may be able to develop some political influence. In the meantime, some new constitutional changes may be in the making. Keeping track of the developments has become a challenge, but ASCE can help our understanding.

Earlier this year we began an effort to increase participation from the island. We asked members to identify individuals we could invite and decided to increase our own expenditures to bring Cubans to the meeting. We are succeeding (more about this in a future email). The American Embassy is helping with visas. Currently, we have at least twelve visitors, scholars, professors, and entrepreneurs planning on seminar presentations. They will be there for the entire meeting so that you will have multiple opportunities to talk with them.

I am excited about Carlos Diaz-Alejandro our speaker this year. He is Professor Scott Rozelle from Stanford University. Professor Rozelle is an expert on agricultural reform in ex-Communist economies in Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, China, and Vietnam. His 2006 book From Mark and Mao to the Market (Oxford University Press) is considered a classic in its field. Unfortunately, at least as far as I can find, there has been little subsequent work in the field and little attempt to apply it to Cuba. I am hoping Professor Roselle will stimulate some ideas. He will be at the conference for two days for those who wish to talk with him.

Myra Espina will be our keynote speaker. She is a well-respected Cuban sociologist currently at the Swiss Embassy’s Oficina de Cooperación.

Of course, we will also be covering many traditional areas of ASCE interest. I currently count at least six panels on the economic aspects of Cuba’s Tarea Ordenamiento and three more on the politics of the subject. ASCE’s own Larry Catá Backer, perhaps the foremost scholar of Cuba’s developing ideology, and Jorge Dominguez, a well-known expert on Latin American and Cuban politics will both be back. So will Carmelo Mesa-Lago, Pavel Vidal, Ricardo Torres Pérez, Omar Everleny Pérez, and many others.

To all this we have added two lunches, one complimentary of the Law Journal, an evening cocktail reception, and a movie.

For new attendees: One of the great pleasures of our annual convention is meeting old friends and sharing our Cuban interests and experiences, but at ASCE we try to include everyone. Several years ago, we started to put special stickers on the badges of new attendees and anyone who wished to be included. ASCE old-timers will seek you out to include you in informal discussions throughout the event so that by the time the conference ends we hope you will feel very comfortable and want to come back.

 

ASCE is Back! We want you back as well!

Gary H. Maybarduk
ASCE President


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