Spatial and territorial planning in Cuba since 1959: current institutional barriers and perspectives

Authors

  • Patricia Ramos Hernández
  • Rubén C. Lois González

Keywords:

Spatial planning, regional planning, planned economy, people's power, plan

Abstract

The analysis we propose attempts to explain the different phases that continued
spatial planning in Cuba since the triumph of the Revolution in 1959. We assume as general
hypothesis that in the centrally Soviet-inspired planned economies spatial planning has been
subordinated mostly to the economic one. Also, the State level decision is imposed on the local
and provincial levels. However, the study of the three historical phases that can be distinguished
in post-revolutionary Cuba offers important nuances. It starts from the classic Soviet model of
centralization and dominance of economics. In 1990 the fall of the USSR opens a period of
confusion, where even the planning fact is questioned. Finally, in recent years it is intended to
combine planning efficiency with a greater autonomy of local and provincial authorities, and a
superior territorial consideration as a variable to be considered in the plans of economic
development. In the paper we will provide a large number of references to laws, plans and
political agreements that have marked the evolution of planning practices in Cuba in the last
half century.

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Published

2013-09-30

How to Cite

Ramos Hernández, P., & Lois González, R. C. (2013). Spatial and territorial planning in Cuba since 1959: current institutional barriers and perspectives. Ciudad Y Territorio Estudios Territoriales, 45(177), 569–583. Retrieved from https://recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/CyTET/article/view/76232

Issue

Vol. XLV, núm. 177 (2013)

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Articles

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Copyright (c) 2013 Patricia Ramos Hernández, Rubén C. Lois González

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