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50 years of the urban reform law in Cuba. The anniversary of the paradigm shift

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  • Erich Trefftz Instituto Superior Politécnico José Antonio Echeverría
Vol. 26 No. 72 (2011): Open Topic

Abstract

This paper provides an overview of the prerevolutionary housing conditions in Cuba and especially in Havana. It explains the ?rst revolutionary measures regarding housing and the Urban Reform Law, the latter transforming the Cuban housing system. This paper also analyzes today’s results and contradictions. Additionally, the outcomes of a survey conducted between March and June, 2010 to almost a hundred experts are presented and discussed. Finally, the survey ?ndings are contrasted with the changes introduced by the new guidelines for economic and social policies passed in the last party congress.

Author Biography

Erich Trefftz, Instituto Superior Politécnico José Antonio Echeverría

BA in Economics, Otto-Friedrich University of Bamberg. MA in Architecture, option in Social Housing, Polytechnic José Antonio Echeverría, with a thesis on “Politics and Home Ownership in Cuba, a Historical and Comparative Analysis”. Doctorate student, Faculty of Architecture, Polytechnic José Antonio Echeverría.

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Trefftz, E. (2011). 50 years of the urban reform law in Cuba. The anniversary of the paradigm shift. Revista INVI, 26(72), 19–62. Retrieved from https://revistapolitica.uchile.cl/index.php/INVI/article/view/62368
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