Since the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Cuba has experienced a severe economic crisis, and the country's social policy has played an important role in showing the people a raison-d'etre for the revolution. This role has become even stronger in recent years, as internal and external actors demand political reforms and economic liberalization. This article first examines the Cuban government's use of social development to counter the demands for changes. It then looks at the extent that government social policy contributes economically to improving the Cuban living standard.
The article demonstrates empirically how the leadership emphasizes their social accomplishments whenever demands for change come, and then shows that after the suspension of Soviet aid, Cuban social policy has been able to provide services mainly by relying on human capital and reducing quality materially because of the shortage of foreign reserves. This has limited the economic effectiveness of the services.
権利
Copyrights 日本貿易振興機構（ジェトロ）アジア経済研究所 / Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO) http://www.ide.go.jp
雑誌名
The Developing Economies
雑誌名(英)
The Developing Economies
巻
42
号
2
ページ
305 - 333
発行年
2004-06
ISSN
00121533
出版者
Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO)
アジ研図書館請求記号
P/330.1/De8
著者版フラグ
publisher
日本十進分類法
361.98
JEL分類
JEL:I38 - Government Policy; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
地域/国名
キューバ
キーワード(LSH)
Cuba
Social security
Social development
Social policy
キューバ
社会保障
社会開発
社会政策
Cuba's social policy after the disintegration of the Soviet Union -- social development as legitimacy of regime and its economy effectiveness
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