This paper analyzes the structural changes during the Bolivarian revolution in Venezuela, especially regarding the role of the State in production and macroeconomic policies. It examines the institutional changes needed in the transition towards a planned economy and a socialist society. It...

[eng] Paulo Nakatani and Rémy Herrera — The dollar-Cuba : Elements of reflection for a dollar-disengagement.. This article first proposes to the reader a historical perspective explaining how today's conversion of Cuba into a dollar economy differs from that of the pre- revolutionary period....

The Cuban dollarization is an original, complex phenomenon. In spite of serious difficulties, till now the process has remained under control. The government has reached in some degree its goal of rising foreign currency inflows, thus also of insuring economic recovery. Obviously, the...

[eng] Angela Maria Morandi, Paulo Nakatani, Luiz Jorge Vasconcellos Pessôa de Mendonça — The state and national money in Latin America : Tendencies towards a dollar economy.. The tendency towards the transformation of Latin America into a dollar economy tends to modify international...

This article proposes a critical analysis of Jean-Baptiste Say?s thought on the economy in general and more specifically, on slavery. The first part deals with his general ideas on the economy, and studies how he defines value, capital and equilibrium of supply and demand on the markets (Say?s...