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MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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By Damien Cave, New York Times, November 3/4, 2011
MEXICO CITY — Cuba announced a new property law Thursday that promises to allow citizens and permanent residents to buy and sell real estate — the most significant market-oriented change yet approved by the government of Raúl Castro, and one that will probably reshape Cuba’s cities and conceptions of class.
The new rules go into effect on Nov. 10, according to Cuba’s state-run newspaper, and while some of the fine print is still being written, the law published on Thursday amounts to a major break from decades of socialist housing. For the first time since the early days of the revolution, buyers and sellers will be allowed to set home prices and move when they want. Transactions of various kinds, including sales, trades and gifts to relatives by Cubans who are emigrating, will no longer be subject to government approval, the new law says....
For slightly sassy commentary from Florida on this news, see
What If Communism Ended in Cuba and No One Believed It?
By Ralph De La Cruz @ his "Florida Center for Investigative Reporting"
Comments
So the Castro boys decided to get in on the financial bubble machine works. Their timing sucks as bad as mine.
by EmmaZahn on Sat, 11/05/2011 - 4:43pm
I had the same thoughts; awful late to a major capitalism party thrown for petit bourgeois.
On the other hand, if they really open up things for individuals to sell all kinds of stuff outside the country, I could see a few bubbles caused, like in the car market. If foreigners were allowed to buy some of those cars, it might be like winning the lotto for a few Cubans.
by artappraiser on Sat, 11/05/2011 - 7:38pm
I think I shortchanged the boys. Looks like they have some experience in playing the money games..
Cuban convertible peso - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
by EmmaZahn on Sat, 11/05/2011 - 7:59pm