In 1990, in an attempt to deal with the devastating impact the collapse of the Soviet bloc inflicted on the Cuban economy, Cuban authorities announced the start of “the special period in time of peace,” an economic adjustment program. The following year the Fourth Communist Party Congress ratified the program and spelled out its main components: (a) a food (Plan Alimentario) and energy import s...

T he relationship between shifts in the world market and ideas on economic development in Latin America contrasted sharply with that in Romania before the First World War. In the latter country, market failure, social upheaval, and access to the continuing Russian debate led to new theoretical responses, in both Marxist and non-Marxist discourses; in Latin America, the perceived success of the ...

Regional economic integration is the development trend of market economy. Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei Metropolitan Circle has great development potential, and therefore, bringing their industrial advantages into full play and realizing the coordinated development of three industries, play very important role in promoting the economic development of this area. This paper analyzes the necessity of...

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The question of where rural capital markets are headed is a timely one for several reasons. First, rural capital markets are in the process of integrating into a broad-based national capital market. Second, these rural markets seem likely to continue harboring unfilled gaps, compared to national capital markets. Third, structural changes in the markets can have both positive and negative impact...

The turning point of village economic development was started from the birth of the Law No. 6 of 2014 on Village. Villages now become subjects, no longer solely the object of development. The problem in this research is what is the potential of the village economy, how far the role of rural human resources, and what local products can improve the economic development of the village. The researc...

Throughout human history, science and technology have been the backbone of innovations that have driven economic development. Yet, rather oddly, they have not been seriously invoked in the pursuit of diplomacy. This Commentary examines the important role of science in diplomacy and its soft-power in world affairs and peace.

Today’s global social-political environment leads many to elevate entrepreneurship as a vehicle facilitating economic development. Even though different regions have similar new firm formation rates, there is a variation in terms of the contribution to economic development. Building on the resource based-view and Hofestede’s cultural dimensions, this paper proposes three factor view of the qual...

The author refers to the social, economic, individual, and collective dimensions of the relationship between health and disease. He considers that individuals and populations are not equally exposed to protective and risk factors. He highlights the uneven development between nations and Brazilian regions, and communities, as well as discussing the relationship between development, wealth, healt...