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    The document discusses indicators of low living standards in Cuba, including a monthly average wage of less than $50, Cubans exchanging food stamps for groceries due to poverty, unstable housing, lack of medical equipment and medications due to US sanctions, inefficient transportation due to few automobiles and lack of parts/fuel, and lack of natural resources requiring Cuba to trade doctors for fuel. While Cuba has an advanced healthcare system, the document argues it is still an underdeveloped economy due to low salaries, outdated water infrastructure, poor road conditions, inefficient public transportation, and reliance on trading resources for fuel.

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    Economic Development

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    The document discusses indicators of low living standards in Cuba, including a monthly average wage of less than $50, Cubans exchanging food stamps for groceries due to poverty, unstable housing, lack of medical equipment and medications due to US sanctions, inefficient transportation due to few automobiles and lack of parts/fuel, and lack of natural resources requiring Cuba to trade doctors for fuel. While Cuba has an advanced healthcare system, the document argues it is still an underdeveloped economy due to low salaries, outdated water infrastructure, poor road conditions, inefficient public transportation, and reliance on trading resources for fuel.

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    The document discusses indicators of low living standards in Cuba, including a monthly average wage of less than $50, Cubans exchanging food stamps for groceries due to poverty, unstable housing, lack of medical equipment and medications due to US sanctions, inefficient transportation due to few automobiles and lack of parts/fuel, and lack of natural resources requiring Cuba to trade doctors for fuel. While Cuba has an advanced healthcare system, the document argues it is still an underdeveloped economy due to low salaries, outdated water infrastructure, poor road conditions, inefficient public transportation, and reliance on trading resources for fuel.

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    Economic Development

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    The document discusses indicators of low living standards in Cuba, including a monthly average wage of less than $50, Cubans exchanging food stamps for groceries due to poverty, unstable housing, lack of medical equipment and medications due to US sanctions, inefficient transportation due to few automobiles and lack of parts/fuel, and lack of natural resources requiring Cuba to trade doctors for fuel. While Cuba has an advanced healthcare system, the document argues it is still an underdeveloped economy due to low salaries, outdated water infrastructure, poor road conditions, inefficient public transportation, and reliance on trading resources for fuel.

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    1.

    Identify the indicators of development the article identifies as priorities for the
    Cuban Government

    2. Examine the evidence in the article that suggests the inhabitants of Cuba
    experience low living standards.

     Low Standard Salary - an island country where the average monthly wage is less
    than $50.
     Stamps for Food - Cubans, who live in poverty and despise the benefits of the
    socialist economy, wait in line in stores to exchange food stamps for groceries.
     Shelter - They don't have a permanent home because they live in the
    communities where they operate and are therefore visible.
     Basic Equipment - Due to US sanctions, it lacks critical pharmaceutical
    medications and specialized equipment to treat complex diseases.
     Inefficient public and private transportation-Resulted to fewer Automobiles
    because of the lack of available spare parts and the general lack of fuel. 
     Lack of Natural Resources – Fuels, Water, Oils.
    o A fuel for a doctor - Thousands of Cuban doctors have been traded for
    cheaper fuel from Venezuela, a strong regional ally. Cuba continues to
    send doctors to Algeria, with around 1,000 doctors operating as part of a
    fuel for doctors’ deal.
    o Outdated Water Infrastructure and Sewage System- Cuba's available
    drinking water is lost through its leaky and antiquated pipelines — more
    than 50 percent, by some estimates because the pre-revolutionary water
    infrastructure and sewage system have not been maintained properly.
    o Oil - Cuba imports most of its oil supply from Venezuela, Brazil, Africa and
    other countries resulting in the exchange of its own doctors.

    Aleksei Aleksandrov stated in the article that "Maybe there is no gasoline in Cuba to fill
    the car up before heading off to work in the morning, and they don't have meat for lunch
    everywhere, but at least the people are healthy".

    Read more: https://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/economies/Americas/Cuba-


    INFRASTRUCTURE-POWER-AND-COMMUNICATIONS.html#ixzz6yulRJyIt
    3.   Would you consider Cuba as a developed or underdeveloped economy?
    Justify.

    Despite the fact that Cuba has one of the advanced healthcare systems in the
    world, Cuba is still underdeveloped due to many factors. One of which is their salary is
    only 50 dollars a month which tells a lot about their condition. People in Cuba have to
    wait in line to exchange food stamps for groceries. Second is their outdated water
    infrastructure, in fact during 2017 they experienced extreme drought to the point that
    their citizens turned to the black market to acquire water. Third is their road, most of
    their paved roads were paved before 1959 and have not been maintained since then.
    Their public transportation is also inefficient and overcrowded. While private
    transportation is difficult because of the lack of spare parts and the general lack of fuel.
    Also, since they lack fuel, they reached the point where they have exchanged
    thousands of Cuban doctors for discounted fuel from Venezuela, a close regional ally. 

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