Failed Sanctions [electronic resource] : Why the U.S. Embargo against Cuba Could Never Work /
Spadoni, Paolo.
Gainesville : University Press of Florida,
c2010.
By extending his analysis to non-state actors (including multinational corporations, migrants, international travelers, indirect investors, and food exporters), Spadoni demonstrates that the United States has not only been unable to stifle the flow of foreign investment into Cuba but has actually contributed to the recovery of the Cuban economy, particularly from the deep recession it entered following the demise of the Soviet Union.
By extending his analysis to non-state actors (including multinational corporations, migrants, international travelers, indirect investors, and food exporters), Spadoni demonstrates that the United States has not only been unable to stifle the flow of foreign investment into Cuba but has actually contributed to the recovery of the Cuban economy, particularly from the deep recession it entered following the demise of the Soviet Union.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Transnationalism in the context of economic sanctions -- Relations between Cuba and the United States, 1959-2009 -- Evolution and results of foreign investment in Cuba -- The impact of the Helms-Burton law on foreign investment in Cuba -- U.S. financial flows in the Cuban economy.
Description based on print version record.
Embargo.
Economic sanctions, American