Answer: Cuba is not China, we all know that. What then explains the unusual interest of North American companies in the Cuban market?
An answer was given to me years ago by an American wheat producer: "It is the only country in the world that delivers a daily bread to eleven million people." However, with all the truth that this statement contains, it is insufficient to explain what is happening. The matter is more complex.
In a world where the development of commerce depended largely on the military dominance of the territories, during its first century of existence, the United States tried to expand within its land borders. Trying it beyond the seas, the poor development of its naval force prevented it.
Cuba was the exception. As early as 1802, Thomas Jefferson included it within the expansionist project, but, lacking sufficient military power to achieve it, he claimed that the way was through trade control.
The Cuban market was a priority for the development of that country for three reasons: its economic potential, its geographical location and its complementarity with the North American economy. Despite the time that has elapsed and the enormous changes that have taken place in the world
Explanation:
