Cuba's De-Dollarization Program: Policy Measures, Main Objectives, and Principal Motivations

Gonzalez Corzo, Mario (2006): Cuba's De-Dollarization Program: Policy Measures, Main Objectives, and Principal Motivations. Published in: Delaware Review of Latin American Studies , Vol. 7, No. 2 (31 December 2006): pp. 1-13.

Abstract

This paper examines the main characteristics of Cuba’s de-dollarization program, the objectives of these policy measures, and their principal causes and motivations. The paper is organized in three sections. The first section describes the policy measures associated with the process of de-dollarization, followed by a detailed account of their main objectives (section two), and an analysis of their principal causes and motivations (section three).

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Cuba, Cuban economy, de-dollarization, dollarization
• Subjects: P - Economic Systems > P2 - Socialist Systems and Transitional Economies

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