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Reports on the economic conditions in Cuba as of July 10, 2000 in light of the return of the refugee boy Elian Gonzalez to his home country. Reasons for the economic hardships, including the 38-year-old economic embargo with the United States and the tight regulations of the government; Influence of the Communist party led by Fidel Castro; Relations between the US and Cuba after the Elian Gonzalez saga ended.

Focuses on the effects of a U.S. trade embargo in 1959 and the subsequent collapse of Soviet support, on the fertilizer, pesticide and food imports of Cuba. Strategies adopted by Cuba that lessened its dependence on chemical inputs and fossil fuels; Effect of the strategies on the economy of Cuba as of September 2002.