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La Bolsa De La Habana, El Mercado Mundial De Azúcar Y Las Fluctuaciones De La Economía Cubana, 1910-1959

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This paper presents the course taken by the Cuban economy from the early twentieth century until the outbreak of the Revolution, seen from the perspective of what happened in the stock market. I have therefore prepared an index of Havana Stock Exchange listings which shows strong dependence on what happened in the sugar market, particularly in sugar exports. However, my research highlights the weakness of this institution, conceived more as an instrument of speculative enrichment rather than one of financing, the evolution of which reveals the fragility of the Cuban economy and particularly the poor development of its capital markets. En este trabajo se presenta una aproximación a la trayectoria de la economía cubana, desde comienzos del siglo XX hasta el estallido de la Revolución, vista desde la perspectiva de lo sucedido en el mercado de acciones. A tal fin, he construido un índice de cotización de la Bolsa de La Habana, que muestra una fuerte dependencia con lo sucedido en el mercado azucarero, en particular con las exportaciones de azúcar. No obstante, mis investigaciones revelan la debilidad de esta institución, concebida más como un instrumento de enriquecimiento especulativo que de financiación, cuya evolución desvela la propia fragilidad de la economía cubana y, particularmente, el escaso desarrollo de su mercado de capitales.

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  • Lázaro, Javier Moreno, 2013. "La Bolsa De La Habana, El Mercado Mundial De Azúcar Y Las Fluctuaciones De La Economía Cubana, 1910-1959," Revista de Historia Económica / Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 31(1), pages 111-143, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:cup:reveco:v:31:y:2013:i:01:p:111-143_00
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