No more free lunch :reflections on the Cuban economic reform process and challenges for transformation
1 online resource )270 pages( : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index
Structural Problems and Changes in Cuba's Economic Model -- The Economic Transformation Process in Cuba after 1102 -- Current Problems in the Cuban Economy and Necessary Reforms -- Monetary and Financial Challenges in Cuba: Lessons from Vietnam -- Food Production and Import Substitution in the Cuban Reform Process -- Cuba's 'Apertura' to Small Enterprise -- Entrepreneurship, Innovation and SMEs: What Cubacan Learn from the Vietnamese Reform Process -- Science, Technology, Innovation Policies and the Innovation System in Cuba: Assessment and Prospects -- Foreign Direct Investments in Cuba and Vietnam: Lessons Learned -- Socially Responsible Enterprise: Local Development and Inclusive Economic Growth in Cuba -- Concluding Chapter Whither the Cuban Economy? Concluding Reflections