Ainda sobre Cuba

Brad DeLong lembra alguns factos sobre a Cuba anterior à Revolução (devem aceder à nota completa). Serve para qualificar aquilo que foi referido aqui.

Ten Pieces Worth Seeing (Mostly Economics): February 2, 2010 - Grasping Reality with a Ten-Foot-Long Flexible Trunk: "[...] Let's Get Even More Depressed About Cuba: [...] The hideously depressing thing is that Cuba under Battista--Cuba in 1957--was a developed country. Cuba in 1957 had lower infant mortality than France, Belgium, West Germany, Israel, Japan, Austria, Italy, Spain, and Portugal. Cuba in 1957 had doctors and nurses: as many doctors and nurses per capita as the Netherlands, and more than Britain or Finland. Cuba in 1957 had as many vehicles per capita as Uruguay, Italy, or Portugal. Cuba in 1957 had 45 TVs per 1000 people--fifth highest in the world. Cuba today has fewer telephones per capita than it had TVs in 1957 [...]."