Reinventing the Cuban Sugar Agroindustry

JosZ Alvarez, professor of food and resource economics at the University of Florida's Everglades Research and Education Center, Belle Glade, is a recognized expert on Cuba's agricultural issues and on the sugar agroindustry. Jorge F. PZrez-L-pez, an international economist, has conducted research and written on many aspects of the Cuban economy, including national income accounting, energy issues, and foreign trade and investment.

• Part 1 Background of Cuba's Sugar AgroindustryChapter 2 The Historical Geography of Cuba's Sugar LandscapeChapter 3 The Cuban Sugar Agroindustry at the End of the 1990sChapter 4 The Technical Transformation of Cuba's Sugar AgroindustryChapter 5 Patterns of Cuba's International Sugar TradePart 6 The Changing International EnvironmentChapter 7 World Sugar Supply and Demand Perspectives Until 2010 and BeyondChapter 8 Sugar Trade Liberalization: The WTO and Regional Free Trade AgreementsChapter 9 The U.S. Market as an Option for Cuban SugarPart 10 Transition IssuesChapter 11 The Restructuring of Cuba's Sugar Agroindustry, 2002-04Chapter 12 Cuba's Costs of Sugar Production: Past, Present, and FutureChapter 13 Expropriation Claims Involving the Cuban Sugar IndustryPart 14 Potential Paths for the Cuban Sugar AgroindustryChapter 15 Sugarcane Varieties and Their Role in DiversificationChapter 16 The Feasibility and Benefits of Rice-Sugarcane RotationChapter 17 Sugarcane and Its By-Products for Cattle FeedChapter 18 Organic Sugar: A Real Opportunity for Cuba?Chapter 19 Sugar, Ethanol, and Electricity: The Diversity that Can Save the Sugarcane SectorChapter 20 The Sugarcane BiorefineryChapter 21 Lessons from the Restructuring of the Sugar Agroindustry of the Dominican RepublicChapter 22 Reinventing the Cuban Sugar Agroindustry: Challenges and Opportunities

For centuries sugar was the engine of the Cuban economy, but in 2002 the industry was cut down to half its size, thus ending its predominance. This superb collection of essays written by internationally known experts in several relevant topics, and skillfully edited and integrated, provides the best analysis available of the demise of Cuba's sugar industry. Furthermore, the authors study in depth the 'reinvention' of the industry in probable future moves to the market and democracy. It should be read by all those interested in Cuba, sugar, and Latin America.