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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1405-2253</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[América Latina en la historia económica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Am. Lat. Hist. Econ]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1405-2253</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto de Investigaciones Dr. José María Luis Mora]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S1405-22532017000100140</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18232/alhe.v24i1.753</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Características y vulnerabilidades del sector exportador cubano en el periodo revolucionario (1959-2013)]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Characteristics and Vulnerabilities of Cuban Export Sector in the Revolutionary Period (1959-2013)]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[García Fernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Francisco]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sovilla]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Bruno]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Tamaulipas ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Chiapas ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>24</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>140</fpage>
<lpage>170</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1405-22532017000100140&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1405-22532017000100140&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1405-22532017000100140&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: Este trabajo analiza las transformaciones del sector exterior cubano a través de la evolución de un grupo de indicadores seleccionados en el periodo revolucionario entre 1959 y 2013 para identificar las principales vulnerabilidades que enfrenta en el corto y mediano plazos. Se siguió un enfoque histórico descriptivo basado en la evolución de variables económicas en el tiempo (1959-2013). Se observó que el sector exportador cubano ha sufrido cambios importantes, aunque ha mantenido debilidades estructurales, a lo largo del periodo considerado. A partir de 1989, Cuba tuvo que ajustar sus relaciones comerciales frente a la inesperada caída de los regímenes socialistas europeos con los cuales tenía relaciones privilegiadas. En la etapa sucesiva el comercio se ha diversificado, pero ha conservado la relación de dependencia con países ideológicamente afines, y con eso las debilidades mencionadas que en el corto plazo vislumbran un panorama poco alentador.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: This work is aimed at examining the transformations in the Cuban exports sector through the evolution of a group of indicators chosen in the revolutionary times, from 1959 to 2013, in order to identify the main vulnerabilities it has to face in the short and middle terms. A descriptive historical approach has been taken based on the evolution of economical variables through that period (1959-2013). It was observed that the Cuban export sector has gone through important changes, keeping nonetheless structural weaknesses all along the studied period. From 1989 on Cuba had to adjust its trading relations due to the unexpected fall of the European socialist regimes with which it shared privileged relationships. In the following stage, trade has diversified, but the dependent relation with ideologically similar countries has kept on, as well as the above-mentioned weaknesses, that are far from facing an encouraging picture in the short run.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[diversificación]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[tasa de apertura]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[economía cubana]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Cuban export sector]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[diversification]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[opening rate]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Cuban economy]]></kwd>
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