Cuba is currently described as a developing country and when exploring this countries history it became clear why they are considered so. At the moment, the population is decreasing at a rate of -3% according to cia.gov. According to prb.org, the birth rate per thousand is eleven and death rate per thousand is nine which can lead one to infer that the rate of natural increase, is 2 per 1000(or .2%). Something that can be taken away from these stats is that the rate of natural increase is positive while the rate of population growth is negative. The reason for this is an irrational number of young people who leave this country.According prb.org, the net migration rate is -5. This means that for every 1000 people in the country, five people leave. This number is not supposed to be negative; however, it is because of how many people leave this country. Most of the people leaving are the young people who will end up having children. This becomes a problem because if all of the people who are of childbearing age leave and have children elsewhere, there are no young people to help offset the old population. According to the site havannatimes.org,” The combination of young people leaving the country and low birth rates makes Cuban society endure a population aging process. The percentage of people under 60 has been growing linearly for decades, as the percentage of people under 20 decreases proportionately.” Cuba is currently in stage 4 of the DTM model. . The country
Over the past years, there has been an exceptionally large national increase which has caused several population issues. These issues include: homelessness, deforestation and more fields being used to make space for shops and houses disrupting the biodiversity growth. Problems like this are caused when there is an abnormal increase in the birth rate where more babies are born; this is also known as a ‘baby boom’. This can occur when nations have more children as a whole and events like this normally takes place after an achievement – an example being when we won the World War Two. The country was relieved that the fighting was over so their instantly celebrated which is why more children were born. In the last 50 years alone, the population has doubled showing just how fast the population is actually growing and even though it may seem fortunate that there are less recorded deaths, this makes the Economical
There are many domestic issues within Cuba, that is because we chose controversial countries that allowed for mass amounts of research. However issues such as human rights, brain drain, and censorship are the most prominent. First of all, human rights are constantly impeded in a repressive country like Cuba, especially the right of freedom of speech and expression. When Fidel Castro was in power, he denied people of their rights and if their opinions contrasted. This is still happening in today’s day and age where people are simply thrown in jail just for fighting for rights that should have been granted by the government. To make things worse, if the detainee later decided to stand up again to being treated wrongfully in their country, the
Later on around the 1975 document 7 states that Cuba adopted a Family Code “Now in Cuba there is a Family Code that guarantees the equal rights of women in their homes.” So their daughter’s could go to school if they wanted to parents could leave their small children at daycares. But if a girl got pregnant and had to leave instead of giving them maternity leave they hand them a resignation. In document 6 it tells us about a girl who got expelled from medical school because she had to go on maternity leave “I asked for maternity leave and received instead a resolution whereby I had been expelled for having abandon my field of study.” So if a girl went to school she had to be devoted to whatever it was that she was studying. The revolution was actually a good thing because in document 8 it shows some data about the illiteracy and EAP rates in Cuba from before the revolution in 1953 to during the revolution in 1982 and it shows that the
They have the leading college completion rate of all the Latino groups in the U.S. The majority of them came during the anti-Castro movement as refugees to the United States. They were generally well educated, had managerial or professional backgrounds, and therefore met with greater economical success than later immigrants (Racial and Ethnic Groups Chapter 9). Fidel Castro has ruled over Cuba for the past 48 years, and there are still people coming to the United States (Miami, Florida) to get their citizenship and running from his reign. As recent as today, some immigrants from Cuba are not accepted well, unless they are outspoken critics of Fidel Castro (Racial and Ethnic Groups Chapter 9). The younger generation is more worried about how the Miami Dolphins are doing than what is going on in Havana these days (Racial and Ethnic Groups Chapter 9).
In 2016 Cuba’s economy was a bit indecisive, the first half of 2016 Cuba’s economy collapsed 0.9% while during the last half of 2016 Cuba’s economy ascended 1% (Chase, 2017). Not only does Cuba have a bit of an indecisive economy their economy also seeks reliability from other countries such as the Soviet Union along with Venezuela. For three decades Cuba stayed dependent on the annual subsidies delivered by the Soviet Union. When all subsidies ceased from the Soviet Union in 1991 Cuba’s economy plummeted. Then history later repeated itself with Venezuela as their economy fell and left Cuba’s economy once again in laboriously hard times (Chase, 2017). But everything soon changed for Cuba’s economy once President Barack Obama opened the doors between the United States and Cuba. As of 2017 Cuba’s economy flipped around with the notable increase of U.S. tourist just from 2016. Cuba’s economy has come an astronomical way in twenty-six years, they found their way making it up to the second most popular place to visit throughout the Caribbean’s (Chase, 2017). With the amount of tourist that come to Cuba provides support and cushion on a good feeling of conducting business in Cuba.
Changes in population are usually analyzed using the demographic transition model. This has four separate categories in which countries may be classified according to their situation. The category is countries with extremely high birth and death rates. This category has become unneeded due to the medical revolution. Death rates are lower because medicine can keep people alive longer than before. Common diseases don’t have people dropping like flies anymore. There are no countries fitting this description in present day countries. If they were before, they have probably moved into the second category, which is high birth rate and low death rate. Several Latin American countries are in this group
The Dominican Republic is a developing country in the early expanding stage of their demographic transition. This means their Crude Birth Rate (CBR) is constant, their Crude Death Rate (CDR) is decreasing exponentially, and their Rate of Natural Increase (RNI) is growing. All of these values correspond to the number of births per 1000, number of deaths per 1000, and population growth or the (CBR – CDR), is greater than zero indicating growth of population annually, respectively. These values of the Dominican Republic and more are shown below in comparison to the average values of the world.
On January 8th, 1959, Fidel Castro and his rebel army marched triumphantly into Havana, Cuba, having overthrown corrupt dictator Fulgencio Batista the week earlier. It was the fruition of the Cuban Revolution, and the dramatic shift in power was about to radically alter the country’s political, social and economic course forever. The positive and negative effects of the revolution on the Cuban people, however, as well as the condition of Cuba’s economy pre and post-revolution, is subject to heated debate. Castro’s iron-fisted regime was the introduction of communism into the western hemisphere, and now, over fifty years later, the Cuban Revolution continues to be one of the most controversial events of the twentieth century. Despite the criticism levelled at Fidel Castro and his communist regime, however, the Cuban Revolution was necessary in improving the quality of life for the majority of Cuban citizens. The four fundamental categories on which to assess this are healthcare, education, economy and governance. By comparing the country’s overall performance under Fulgencio Batista versus under Fidel Castro in these areas crucial to a fully-functioning nation, it can be shown that the Cuban Revolution was a necessary and positive change in Cuban society which benefitted the majority of citizens.
Approximately one-third of Costa Rica’s population is under the age of 15. This means that in about 10 years, when the country’s young people start having children, will be even more over populated. Because of their overpopulation problem, Costa Rican’s will continue to be in poverty.
Human population growth is becoming a huge issue in our world today. The population is increasing rapidly. The reason that it is becoming a concern is because it has affected the economic, environmental, and social aspects of our world. In the film Frontline: Heat, we can see how there might not be a future for our planet unless we are able to reduce the emissions and make our world a safe place. Not only for the present but also for future generations so that they are able to live long and healthy lives.
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Cuba had to evolve their economy because the Soviet Union had been such a huge part of it that when it was demolished, they were left with practically nothing. Cuba lost a third of its imports in a period of four years, as well as three-quarters of their trade, sending their economy into extreme crisis. Since Cuba’s leader, Fidel Castro, was not well liked around the world they had very few options in terms of foreign relations. Castro was a force to be reckoned with, the Soviet Union could not control him, and he often denied Soviet ideas. In the end, the soviet union sometimes felt that Castro was the one leading them. The relationship that Cuba had with Russia was imperative to their success because they had the upper hand. Since Castro had become isolated in relations with the western hemisphere he joined forces with Russia and the soviet union as they provided help in the military and economy. Now with the USSR gone, Cuba was left isolated and in need of desperate help. The Cuban people recognized their situation and began to value their currency more. Children growing up during the time of economic reform had learned to practice their own methods by renting their toys and videos to
In 1959, Fidel Castro seized control of Cuba and the country turned from dictatorship to a communist state. The Cuban socioeconomics follow that of other Communist cultures for example the Soviet Union, where the government is in control all parts of its citizen’s way of life. In most recent years, Raul Castro has setup many reforms that benefit the people. The reforms are:
Recently, the relationship between Cuba and the United States has been a leading story in the news. It has been reported that the U.S. government is heading towards normalization with the tiny island country. This is in contrast to the history of the two countries. Beginning directly after the communist revolution in Cuba, which began in the late 1950’s, the two countries halted all diplomatic relations. Additionally, the conditions in Cuba worsened, and the economy crashed. Since 1980, hundreds of thousands have left due to the horrible circumstances. Led by Fidel Castro, the communist revolution in Cuba has been a failure because the standard of living collapsed and continues to fall behind other countries.
In the formation of the Cuban nation, the role of Afro-Cubans is undeniably of great importance. The success and riches obtained by Cuba as a Spanish colony would have been unthinkable without the exploitation of African slave labor. Even before emancipation, there were key figures in the Cuban independence movement, such as Antonio Maceo, who were free men of Afro-Cuban origin. After emancipation in 1886, Afro-Cuban ex-slaves showed their enthusiasm for their future in Cuba by volunteering in large numbers to fight in the Liberation Army. Yet in the victory over the Spanish in 1898, Afro-Cubans were given little recognition for their overwhelming support, and were