Economic Reforms and Social Contradictions in Cuba
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چکیده
Cuba is a land of contradictions. People have no money, but no one goes hungry. Buildings are crumbling, yet Havana is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. It rains when the sun is shining, and the streets are full of antique cars that should have died years ago. Cubans continue to risk their lives at sea trying to reach Miami on handmade rafts, yet people on the island seem to survive somehow. Life does not appear to follow an orderly pattern, yet everything seems to move along.
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