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Informationen zum Autor José 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. Pérez-López, 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. Klappentext The demise of the international socialist community led to a loss in preferential markets for Cuban sugar industry. In response to the current crisis this volume gathers over a dozen recognized world experts on Cuban agroindustry to analyze specific topics and make recommendations that would reinvent the industry for effective transition to a free market environment. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 Background of Cuba's Sugar Agroindustry Chapter 2 The Historical Geography of Cuba's Sugar Landscape Chapter 3 The Cuban Sugar Agroindustry at the End of the 1990s Chapter 4 The Technical Transformation of Cuba's Sugar Agroindustry Chapter 5 Patterns of Cuba's International Sugar Trade Part 6 The Changing International Environment Chapter 7 World Sugar Supply and Demand Perspectives Until 2010 and Beyond Chapter 8 Sugar Trade Liberalization: The WTO and Regional Free Trade Agreements Chapter 9 The U.S. Market as an Option for Cuban Sugar Part 10 Transition Issues Chapter 11 The Restructuring of Cuba's Sugar Agroindustry, 2002-04 Chapter 12 Cuba's Costs of Sugar Production: Past, Present, and Future Chapter 13 Expropriation Claims Involving the Cuban Sugar Industry Part 14 Potential Paths for the Cuban Sugar Agroindustry Chapter 15 Sugarcane Varieties and Their Role in Diversification Chapter 16 The Feasibility and Benefits of Rice-Sugarcane Rotation Chapter 17 Sugarcane and Its By-Products for Cattle Feed Chapter 18 Organic Sugar: A Real Opportunity for Cuba? Chapter 19 Sugar, Ethanol, and Electricity: The Diversity that Can Save the Sugarcane Sector Chapter 20 The Sugarcane Biorefinery Chapter 21 Lessons from the Restructuring of the Sugar Agroindustry of the Dominican Republic Chapter 22 Reinventing the Cuban Sugar Agroindustry: Challenges and Opportunities...
