Brad Hatch wrote:
>> What was also key to changing the system was the
>>manner in which the Cuba's universities worked closely with the farmers
>>doing research to quickly find the best organic farming methods. This
>>doesn't sound like the caricature panted of communist centrally planned
>>economies too cumbersome to meet the needs of its population. In fact it
>>sounds less authoritarian than the US system where concentrated owenership
>>and control of our economy lead to mass starvation during the depression.
>>
I read an excellent book on Cuba's medical system some years ago, and it
also struck me how flexible they were in addressing the _cause_ of
disease and how common-sensical.
Joanna
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