FuckyWucky [none/use name] to chapotraphouse • edit-24 days agoCuba forced to ‘paralyse economy’ amid desperate energy crisisexternal-linkmessage-square20 fedilinkarrow-up189file-text
arrow-up189external-linkCuba forced to ‘paralyse economy’ amid desperate energy crisisFuckyWucky [none/use name] to chapotraphouse • edit-24 days agomessage-square20 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
Fun fact: USSR provided Cuba provided with discounted oil in exchange for Cuban sugar at above market prices.
minus-squareFrogmanfromlake [none/use name]hexbear19·3 days agoIt should be noted that Cuba is going through a lot but it’s still in better shape than Capitalist Haiti. link
minus-squareBeaver [he/him]hexbear13·3 days agoA better comparison might be to the capitalist Dominican Republic, which is a very similar country both in culture and history. Cuba's nominal and PPP per capita GDP are very similar, and they have similar HDI. link
minus-squareLemmygradwontallowme [he/him, comrade/them]hexbear2·20 hours agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_the_Dominican_Republic Yeah, it's not a Cuba thing but a general underdevelopment thing... link
It should be noted that Cuba is going through a lot but it’s still in better shape than Capitalist Haiti.
A better comparison might be to the capitalist Dominican Republic, which is a very similar country both in culture and history. Cuba's nominal and PPP per capita GDP are very similar, and they have similar HDI.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_the_Dominican_Republic
Yeah, it's not a Cuba thing but a general underdevelopment thing...