Marx Conference in Havana just completed

Dear Friends and Comrades, Here's a brief (clearly personal) report on the Marx Conference in Havana (Karl Marx and the Challenges of the 21st Century) that ran from 4-8 May; this particularly may interest those who attended last year and/or thought about coming this year. In general, in my

Re: Marx Conference in Havana just completed

Thank you, Michael, for the excellent report. I understand that Cuba was trying to draw back from the dollar economy a bit before Bush acted. Am I wrong? Could you teach us something about the evolution of the cuban economy? Thanks again. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California