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CAUTION: The following links and
accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the situation
in Cuba in the early years of the 21st Century. Some of these links may
lead to websites that present allegations that are unsubstantiated,
misleading or even false. No attempt has been made to validate
their authenticity or to verify their content. HOW TO USE THIS WEBPAGE Students If you are looking
for material to use in a term-paper, you are advised to scan the postings on this
page and others to see which aspects of poverty are of particular interest to
you. You might be interested in
exploring the relationship between distribution of labor and per-capita GDP,
for example. Perhaps your paper could
focus on life expectancy or infant mortality.
Other factors of interest might be unemployment, literacy, access to
basic services, etc. On the other
hand, you might choose to include some of the possible outgrowths of poverty
such as Human Trafficking,
Street Children,
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Poverty. Scan other countries as well
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that are available on-line. Teachers Check out some of
the Resources
for Teachers attached to this website. *** ARCHIVES *** The
World Factbook - Cuba U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cu.html [accessed 23
December 2020] World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/cuba/ [accessed 5 January 2021] The
government continues to balance the need for loosening its socialist economic
system against a desire for firm political control. In April 2011, the government
held the first Cuban Communist Party Congress in almost 13 years, during
which leaders approved a plan for wide-ranging economic changes. Since then,
the government has slowly and incrementally implemented limited economic
reforms, including allowing Cubans to buy electronic appliances and cell
phones, stay in hotels, and buy and sell used cars. The government has cut
state sector jobs as part of the reform process, and it has opened up some
retail services to "self-employment," leading to the rise of
so-called "cuentapropistas" or
entrepreneurs. More than 500,000 Cuban workers are currently registered as
self-employed. GDP -
per capita (PPP): $12,300 (2016
est.) Labor
force - by occupation: agriculture:
18% industry:
10% services: 72% (2016 est.) Unemployment
rate: 2.6% (2017
est.) note: data are
official rates; unofficial estimates are about double Population
below poverty line: N/A Maternal
mortality rate: 36 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) Infant
mortality rate: total: 4.3 deaths/1,000 live births Life
expectancy at birth: total population: 79.2 years Drinking
water source: improved: total: 97.4% of
population Physicians
density: 8.3 physicians/1,000 population (2017) Sanitation
facility access: improved: total: 95.8% of
population Electricity
access: electrification - total population: 100% (2016) The
Borgen Project - Cuba borgenproject.org/category/cuba/ [accessed 26 January 2021] The Borgen Project works with U.S. leaders to utilize the
United States’ platform behind efforts toward improving living conditions for
the world’s poor. It is an innovative,
national campaign that is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign
policy. It believes that leaders of
the most powerful nation on earth should be doing more to address global
poverty. From ending segregation to providing women with the right to vote,
nearly every wrong ever righted in history was achieved through advocacy. The
Borgen Project addresses the big picture, operating
at the political level advancing policies and programs that improve living
conditions for those living on less than $1 per day. ~
Myths And Facts About Poverty In Cuba borgenproject.org/facts-about-poverty-in-cuba/ ~
Farming And Food Security In Cuba borgenproject.org/food-security-in-cuba/ ~
Internet Connectivity In Cuba borgenproject.org/internet-connectivity-in-cuba/ ~
Hidden Homelessness In Cuba borgenproject.org/homelessness-in-cuba/ ~
10 Facts About Sanitation In Cuba borgenproject.org/10-facts-about-sanitation-in-cuba/ ~
7 Facts About Poverty In Havana borgenproject.org/7-facts-about-poverty-in-havana/ Looking
back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Americas/Cuba-ECONOMY.html [accessed 23 December 2020] Between
75% and 90% of adult Cubans are still employed by the state. Jobs pay between
250 pesos and 500 pesos a month, equivalent to only $10 to $20. However,
education, medical care, housing and other public services are free or highly
subsidized, and there are no taxes on public jobs. All material
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