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On 12/24/14 6:58 AM, Louis Proyect via Marxism wrote:
“In Cuba, they are concerned about people becoming rich,” said Carmelo Mesa-Lago, emeritus professor of economics and Latin America studies at the University of Pittsburgh. As long as the interests of the state supersede the desires of the Cuban people, he added, no shift in American policy will be able to turn the country around. “Cuba has to do a transformation of its economic system to be self-sufficient,” Professor Mesa-Lago said. “That is the key to the whole thing. Unless Cuba transforms its economic system to increase production, even lifting the embargo won’t solve the problem.”
If you've ever read Mike Gonzalez's idiotic articles on Cuba for the British SWP, you'll note that Carmelo Mesa-Lago is frequently cited. But I doubt that he has ever cited this: “In Cuba, they are concerned about people becoming rich.” Those 9 words say more about the Cuban economy than the million words written by Mike Gonzalez and Sam Farber combined.
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