Cuban Experience in Rural Development: Some Concluding Observations

Abstract

Cuba’s post-revolutionary experience of development extending over more than a quarter of a century, offers many points of interest. Since 1959 a series of key institutional changes in the economy and society have taken place, accompanied by changing priorities in development strategy and in economic organisation and mechanisms. This final chapter summarises the main aspects of the island’s economic and social performance, highlights its most distinctive features, and explores some underlying weaknesses and critical issues for the future.