Ana M. Cruz - «Cuban economy under Raul Castro» by Carmelo Mesa Lago

A meeting with distinguished economist Carmelo Mesa Lago to talk about his latest book on the Cuban economy under Raul Castro

This event is cosponsor at Miami Dade College by CLACI, Nacional Association of Cuban-American Educators -- NACAE, The School of Business, the Department of Social Sciences, and The Center for Literature and Theatre at MDC. The Cuban Research Institute of Florida International is also cosponsoring this book presentation.

Carmelo Mesa-Lago is Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Economics and Latin American Studies at the University of Pittsburgh; has been a visiting professor/researcher in Argentina, Germany, Mexico, Spain, Uruguay, United Kingdom and the United States, and a lecturer in 39 countries. Author of 82 books/monographs and 275 articles/chapters published in 7 languages in 34 countries. Was President of the Latin American Studies Association, is a member of the National Academy of Social Insurance and has received the ILO International Research Prize on Decent Work (shared with Nelson Mandela), the Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung Senior Prize, two Senior Fulbrights, Arthur Whitaker and Hoover Institution Prizes, the Distinction of the Association for the Study of the Cuban Economy, the Bicentennial Medallion of the University of Pittsburgh, Homage for his life work on social security (OISS, CISS) and the Cuban economy (Revista Encuentro) and other awards/grants; was finalist in Spain's Prince of Asturias Prize on Social Sciences 2009.