| Welcome to CTP News, the monthly newsletter of
the Cuba Transition Project (CTP) at the University of Miami's
Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies (ICCAS). The
CTP is funded by a grant from the U.S. Agency for International
Development (USAID).
ICCAS co-sponsored and served as Secretariat for
the Association for the Study of the Cuban Economy's (ASCE)
18th Annual Conference. The successful conference, "Cuba
in its 50th Year of the Revolution,” was held August 5-7,
2008 in Miami, Florida.
Carlos Saladrigas, founding Chair of ICCAS Advisory
Board, has stepped down from that position. He is being replaced
by Manuel Jorge Cutillas, former Chairman of Bacardi. We thank
Mr. Saladrigas for his support and look forward to working with
Mr. Cutillas in continuing ICCAS as a leading think tank on
Cuba.
| MARIO
GONZALEZ-CORZO APPOINTED AT ICCAS |
ICCAS is delighted to announce the appointment of
Mario González-Corzo as a non-resident Research Associate.
His research will focus on Cuba's economy.
Dr. González-Corzo is Assistant Professor, Department
of Economics, Lehman College of The City University of New York
(CUNY), where he teaches graduate and undergraduate courses
in economics and finance.
Two new issues of Cuba Focus,
"Cuba's Future: Democratic Reforms Key to Real Change,"
click
here to view, and "Islamic Investment in Cuba"
click
here to view, are now available at the CTP website. A new
issue of Cuba Facts, "What
Cubans Can Not Do Under Raul Castro," click
here to view, is also available at the CTP website.
The new issue of Cuban Affairs, the
quarterly electronic journal of ICCAS, to be released next week,
will include the following articles:
What
to Expect from the Cuban-American Electorate
Benjamin G. Bishin, Feryal M. Cherif, Andy
S. Gomez, and Daniel P. Stevens
Cuba: Access to Capital Markets, External
Debt Burden, and Possible
Avenues for Debt Relief
Lorenzo L. Pérez
How to Think About Change in Cuba: A Guide for Policymakers
Jose Azel
Cuba's Economic Culture and the Reform Process
G.B. Hagelberg and José Alvarez
Book reviews and a chronology of recent events in Cuba are also included.
We invite you to visit the journal’s
website click here for more information
and/or to subscribe.
The CTP
can be contacted at P.O. Box 248174, Coral Gables, Florida 33124-3010,
Tel: 305-284-CUBA (2822), Fax: 305-284-4875, and by email at
ctp.iccas@miami.edu.
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