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Over the second half of 20th
Century Cuba had its industrial development based on agriculture, mainly
sugar cane - in the ‘40s, three quarters of invested capital in the country’s
transforming industry was lead to the sugar production -, in which the
nation always stood in top places, but on the other hand its other
industries maintained underdeveloped, or simply didn’t exist, not mentioning
what it meant the fact of having most of its economy earning sources in
foreign hands.
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Only a few specific
national entities not related to food and sugar industry performed an
outstanding role; such were the cases of paintings, rubber products and
textiles. In those days, an specialist recognized that “however, there
are still many unexploited natural resources that give opportunities to
establish new industries or developing others that remain in their early stage”.
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After the revolutionary
triumph (1959), first efforts in economy were precisely lead to achieving
the industrialization of the nation, giving to productive forces the
opportunity to spread its potential. Tentative steps were initiated with the
foundation of the Industries Ministry, where all instances of
industrial transforming sector were clustered together in only one entity
and subordinated to a sole management.
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During the following years
(1964 – 1968), as the system of the State's Central Management Organizations (OACE,
according to its Spanish initials) was being structured, the different branches of
secondary sector gradually separated from that great consolidated entity and
other global enterprises then existing, becoming the ministries in charge of
the direction, execution and control of applying state and government’s
policy regarding industry development,
as well as its support, logistics and
financing, today members of the Cuban Industrial Information Network: |
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