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<p>The author, Oscar A. Echevarria Salvat, graduated with a degree in economics from the University of Villanueva (Havana) and Georgetown University (Washington DC) where he was also a professor. He organized the survey the Agrupacion Catolica Universitaria (ACU) conducted on the peasant Cuban population of 1957, which was very revealing although usually cited by other sources in a biased and inaccurate manner. This book, whose first edition was published in 1971, makes a very complete and professional analysis of the social situation, productivity and standard of living of the Cuban agricultural sector.</p>
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<p>El autor, Oscar A. Echevarr<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&iacute;</span>a Salvat, se gradu<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&oacute;</span> como economista en la Universidad de Villanueva, La Habana y Georgetown University, Washington DC, de la que fue profesor. Dirigi<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&oacute;</span> la encuesta que realiz<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&oacute;</span> la Agrupaci<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&oacute;</span>n Cat<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&oacute;</span>lica Universitaria (ACU) en el campesinado cubano en 1957, reveladora y que ha sido citada, muchas veces, en forma inexacta y tendenciosa. Este libro, cuya primera edici<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&oacute;</span>n se public<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&oacute;</span> en 1971, hace un an<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&aacute;</span>lisis muy completo y profesional sobre la situaci<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&oacute;</span>n social, productividad y nivel de vida del sector agr<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&iacute;</span>cola cubano.</p>