The Special Period, it is a period of time where the people Cuba spent years recuperating and trying to revitalize their country. The first half enduring the onslaught of repercussions that was affecting their country due to collapse of a certain union which Cuba was involved in heavily. The second half will show how Cuba was able to recover from the onslaught. The purpose of this paper is to explain a series of events that occurred during the Special Period which made Cuba what it is today.
Before investing the entire essay about how Cuba lived during the Special Period, the essay must introduced the cause of the Special Period. What cause the Special Period? Interestingly enough Cuba was part of the cause. The collapse of the Council of …show more content…
During the Special Period, tourism played central role in the economy where the increase in hospitality, fivefold and the number of hotel rooms helped Cuba rebounded and also make the country the fastest growing tourism industry. Sanely claims that, "The main factor underlying growth is the tripling of the number of hotel rooms and the doubling of the workers in the sector "and he also adds, "the number of rooms grew from 12, 900 in 1990 to 35, 300 in 2000" (33). The author uses this quotation to highlight the main reason how tourism contributed in the resurface of Cuba's …show more content…
The crisis affected the food production where the food supply was short in terms distribution. Like health care and education, the government aided this aspect too by forcing state lands in Cuba to widespread the food supply to ensure the survival of Cuba. According to the Adrianna Premat's ' Change: The Making of Havana's Urban Agriculture', she notes, "In a situation of extreme food insecurity, the political leadership could not afford to ignore the needs of the population, particularly in a country like Cuba, where food and politics are inextricably intertwined" (Premat 35). This just highlights the importance of the Cuban population and the measure the government are willing to take just to aid the
Before investing the entire essay about how Cuba lived during the Special Period, the essay must introduced the cause of the Special Period. What cause the Special Period? Interestingly enough Cuba was part of the cause. The collapse of the Council of …show more content…
During the Special Period, tourism played central role in the economy where the increase in hospitality, fivefold and the number of hotel rooms helped Cuba rebounded and also make the country the fastest growing tourism industry. Sanely claims that, "The main factor underlying growth is the tripling of the number of hotel rooms and the doubling of the workers in the sector "and he also adds, "the number of rooms grew from 12, 900 in 1990 to 35, 300 in 2000" (33). The author uses this quotation to highlight the main reason how tourism contributed in the resurface of Cuba's …show more content…
The crisis affected the food production where the food supply was short in terms distribution. Like health care and education, the government aided this aspect too by forcing state lands in Cuba to widespread the food supply to ensure the survival of Cuba. According to the Adrianna Premat's ' Change: The Making of Havana's Urban Agriculture', she notes, "In a situation of extreme food insecurity, the political leadership could not afford to ignore the needs of the population, particularly in a country like Cuba, where food and politics are inextricably intertwined" (Premat 35). This just highlights the importance of the Cuban population and the measure the government are willing to take just to aid the