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Cuba: agricultural transition and food security in a global perspective

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  • Olivia Riera
  • Jo Swinnen

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This paper reviews the situation in the agricultural sector and food security in Cuba and in particular the transformations that have (not) taken place since 1990. We compare the Cuban transition with transitions in other “transition countries” and show that Cuba does not fit easily in one of the transition patterns, and, in a way, has characteristics of “a bit of everything”. To conclude, we discuss the (potential) effects of the recent policy changes.

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  • Olivia Riera & Jo Swinnen, 2015. "Cuba: agricultural transition and food security in a global perspective," Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven 484946, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Department of Economics, Leuven.
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    Keywords

    Agriculture; Food security; Economic transition; Cuba; KUL-METH-Institutions;
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    JEL classification:

    • O13 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Environment; Other Primary Products
    • P21 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist and Transition Economies - - - Planning, Coordination, and Reform
    • Q13 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Markets and Marketing; Cooperatives; Agribusiness
    • Q18 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Policy; Food Policy; Animal Welfare Policy

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