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Article: Observations on open trade with Cuba. (Washington Perspectives).(Column)
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- Agri Marketing
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- October 1, 2002
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It was an unlikely tour group: three U.S. Congress members, an actress from the television show "ER," members of the tourism industry--and myself. But on my recent trip to Cuba, sponsored by the Center for International Policy, I had the unique opportunity to observe economic and business conditions in a country that has been shut off from the United States for the past 40 years.
Recently, we have seen an attitude shift towards a more liberal trade policy with Cuba. The agriculture industry has been a major force in pushing for a relaxation, or even dissolution, of the U.S. embargo on trade with Cuba. But the embargo has always been a source of political tension, ...