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The collapse of Cuban sugar
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Cuba was once known as "the world's sugar bowl," but these days, it produces just 5% of what it did at its peak of 8 million metric tons in the 1970s and '80s. Host Marco Werman speaks with Michael Bustamante, the chair of Cuban studies at the University of Miami, about why Cuba's iconic industry has fallen so far and whether it can be saved.
43 episodes
Manage episode 482797588 series 3488059
Cuba was once known as "the world's sugar bowl," but these days, it produces just 5% of what it did at its peak of 8 million metric tons in the 1970s and '80s. Host Marco Werman speaks with Michael Bustamante, the chair of Cuban studies at the University of Miami, about why Cuba's iconic industry has fallen so far and whether it can be saved.
43 episodes
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