Sergio Díaz-Briquets
Biographic Data
| ID | 5990769 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sergio Díaz-Briquets |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sergio |
| FAMILY NAME | Díaz-Briquets |
| SIGNATURE | DIAZ-BRIQUETS S |
| AFFILIATIONS | BD International |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 28 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 41 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 26 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Healthcare in Cuba: Sustainability Challenges in an Ageing System
This article assumes a balanced position between two contrasting views regarding the accessibility, quality, efficiency and financial sustainability of the Cuban healthcare system. It evaluates those issues in the 2006-20 period by identifying strengths and weaknesses based on a comprehensive statistical compilation of health indicators, physical infrastructure trends, availability of physicians and other elements to assess the system's long-term…
Determinants Of Emigration From Mexico, Central America, And The Caribbean
Economic development and international migration in comparative perspective, Douglas S. Massey the determinants of international migration and policy options for influencing the size of population flows, Peter Gregory unauthorized immigration and immigration reform - present trends and prospects, Alejandro Portes emigration and development in the English-speaking Caribbean, Anthony P. Maingot relative deprivation and migration - theory, evidence …
Migration, Remittances, and Small Business Development: Mexico and Caribbean Basin Countries
This is one in a series presenting essays by various authors on the relationship between development and international migration. The focus of this volume is on the growth of small businesses in the Caribbean and Central America. It offers an analysis of the employment and income potential of the small business sector in a number of migrant-sending countries. Contributing authors evaluate programs that support the sector and give recommendations …
Socialist Cuba
Regional and Sectoral Development in Mexico as Alternatives to Migration
Corruption and Politics in Latin America: National and Regional Dynamics
Does corruption grease the wheels of Latin American politics, facilitating its operation? Or does it undermine democratic rule and worsen the perennial problems of poverty and inequality. Do citizens condemn, condone, or simply acquiesce to the corrupt behavior of their politicians? Corruption and Politics in Latin America addresses these thorny questions, offering a fresh and timely approach to the subject. The authors' systematic comparative an…
Corruption in Cuba: Castro and Beyond
Foreign Scientists at the National Institutes of Health: Ramifications of U.S. Immigration and Labor Policies
This article describes the findings of a study undertaken to shed light on some of the factors that determine the employment of foreign biomedical scientists in the United States by examining their presence at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIH was selected as the focus of the study for its unique combination of characteristics. It is a federal agency with the ambiance of academe that carries out biomedical research and training interna…
Conquering Nature: The Enviromental Legacy of Socialism in Cuba
Role of the United States and International Lending Institutions in Cuba’s Transition
The Determinants of Hispanic Remittances: An Exploration Using U.S. Census Data
This article explores whether a data set on demographic and economic characteristics of Hispanic-origin persons in the United States from the 1990 U.S. Population Census can inform the discussion on the detenninants of remittances from this population to selected Latin American and Caribbean countries. Parts I and 2 of the article discuss available data on remittances flows to selected Latin American countries and on the characteristics of person…
Refugee Remittances: Conceptual Issues and the Cuban and Nicaraguan Experiences
This article assesses the notion that the determinants of remittances generated by refugee flows, particularly from Communist-inspired systems, are different from those associated with labor migrations. Labor migration, by definition, involves the voluntary departure from the home country in search of better economic options, whereas refugees, including those from communist systems, depart their homelands for a combination of political and econom…
Refugee Remittances: Conceptual Issues and the Cuban and Nicaraguan Experiences
Regional and Sectoral Development in Mexico as Alternatives to Migration
The economic and social development of high emigration areas in the state of Zacatecas - antecedents and policy alternatives, Jesus Tamayo and Fernando Lozano patterns of migrations and regional development in the state of Jalisco, Mexico, Jesus Arroya Alejandro et al labour migration to the United States - development, outcomes and alternatives in Mexican sending communities, Wayne A. Cornelius Mexican provision of health and human services to U…
The Effects of Receiving Country Policies on Migration Flows
Labor Migration and Offshore Assembly in the Socialist World: The Cuban Experience
This article analyzes labor flows from Cuba to Eastern Europe (East Germany Czechoslovakia and Hungary) and to the Soviet Union during the 1980s; it also examines the phenomenon of Soviet assembly operations on the island. The analysis suggests that these labor flows were largely motivated by factors similar to those that drive labor migration in the West--notably labor complementarities arising from differential rates of labor force growth and t…
The Nicaraguan Revolution in Health: From Somoza to the Sandinistas
The Nicaraguan Revolution in Health: From Somoza to the Sandinistas
A superb book ...useful reading not only for those concerned about health in Nicaragua but also for anyone concerned about the transformation of health care programs througout the world. Social Science and Medicine Raises significant issues ...for courses in medical and political anthropology, international health, and health education, as well as for health professionals in the international arena. Medical Anthropology Quarterly
World of Sorrow: The African Slave Trade to Brazil
Colombian Emigration: A Research Note on its Probable Quantitative Extent
This note has two objectives. One is to provide a brief overview of quantitative estimates of Colombian emigration, including formal attempts to estimate the volume of net emigration. The second objective is to update the existing estimates with more recent data (in a highly speculative fashion). The goals of the note are modest. We attempt to summarize existing evidence while providing a brief discussion of how the estimates were preapred. Some …
Colombian Emigration: A Research Note on Its Probable Quantitative Extent
The Health Revolution in Cuba
The Health Revolution in Cuba
Caribbean Migrants: Environment and Human Survival on St. Kitts and Nevis
The Health Revolution in Cuba
World of Sorrow: The African Slave Trade to Brazil
Refugee Remittances: Conceptual Issues and the Cuban and Nicaraguan Experiences
Refugee Remittances: Conceptual Issues and the Cuban and Nicaraguan Experiences
This article assesses the notion that the determinants of remittances generated by refugee flows, particularly from Communist-inspired systems, are different from those associated with labor migrations. Labor migration, by definition, involves the voluntary departure from the home country in search of better economic options, whereas refugees, including those from communist systems, depart their homelands for a combination of political and econom…
Labor Migration and Offshore Assembly in the Socialist World: The Cuban Experience
This article analyzes labor flows from Cuba to Eastern Europe (East Germany Czechoslovakia and Hungary) and to the Soviet Union during the 1980s; it also examines the phenomenon of Soviet assembly operations on the island. The analysis suggests that these labor flows were largely motivated by factors similar to those that drive labor migration in the West--notably labor complementarities arising from differential rates of labor force growth and t…
Fertility Decline in Cuba: A Socioeconomic Interpretation
The crude birth rate in Cuba which had been in the mid-20s per 1000 population during the 1950s climbed to the mid-30s in the years immediately following the Cuban Revolution and the fall starting in the late 1960s to reach a low of 14 per 1000 in 1980 1 of the most rapid declines on record. While observers have attributed the fertility decline to modernization over the last 2 decades the authors argue for a more complex explanation in which baby…
Foreign Scientists at the National Institutes of Health: Ramifications of U.S. Immigration and Labor Policies
This article describes the findings of a study undertaken to shed light on some of the factors that determine the employment of foreign biomedical scientists in the United States by examining their presence at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIH was selected as the focus of the study for its unique combination of characteristics. It is a federal agency with the ambiance of academe that carries out biomedical research and training interna…
The Determinants of Hispanic Remittances: An Exploration Using U.S. Census Data
This article explores whether a data set on demographic and economic characteristics of Hispanic-origin persons in the United States from the 1990 U.S. Population Census can inform the discussion on the detenninants of remittances from this population to selected Latin American and Caribbean countries. Parts I and 2 of the article discuss available data on remittances flows to selected Latin American countries and on the characteristics of person…
Healthcare in Cuba: Sustainability Challenges in an Ageing System
This article assumes a balanced position between two contrasting views regarding the accessibility, quality, efficiency and financial sustainability of the Cuban healthcare system. It evaluates those issues in the 2006-20 period by identifying strengths and weaknesses based on a comprehensive statistical compilation of health indicators, physical infrastructure trends, availability of physicians and other elements to assess the system's long-term…
The Effects of Receiving Country Policies on Migration Flows
Social Change and Internal Migration: A Review of Research Findings from Africa, Asia, and Latin America
The movement of peoples in developing countries has been intensively studied and in recent years the results of these studies have been throughly received
Internal Migration Systems in the Developing World with Special Reference to Latin America
Fertility Decline in Cuba: A Socioeconomic Interpretation
The crude birth rate in Cuba which had been in the mid-20s per 1000 population during the 1950s climbed to the mid-30s in the years immediately following the Cuban Revolution and the fall starting in the late 1960s to reach a low of 14 per 1000 in 1980 1 of the most rapid declines on record. While observers have attributed the fertility decline to modernization over the last 2 decades the authors argue for a more complex explanation in which baby…
Caribbean Migrants: Environment and Human Survival on St. Kitts and Nevis
The Health Revolution in Cuba
Colombian Emigration: A Research Note on its Probable Quantitative Extent
This note has two objectives. One is to provide a brief overview of quantitative estimates of Colombian emigration, including formal attempts to estimate the volume of net emigration. The second objective is to update the existing estimates with more recent data (in a highly speculative fashion). The goals of the note are modest. We attempt to summarize existing evidence while providing a brief discussion of how the estimates were preapred. Some …
Colombian Emigration: A Research Note on Its Probable Quantitative Extent
The Health Revolution in Cuba
The Health Revolution in Cuba
The Nicaraguan Revolution in Health: From Somoza to the Sandinistas
The Nicaraguan Revolution in Health: From Somoza to the Sandinistas
A superb book ...useful reading not only for those concerned about health in Nicaragua but also for anyone concerned about the transformation of health care programs througout the world. Social Science and Medicine Raises significant issues ...for courses in medical and political anthropology, international health, and health education, as well as for health professionals in the international arena. Medical Anthropology Quarterly
World of Sorrow: The African Slave Trade to Brazil
Labor Migration and Offshore Assembly in the Socialist World: The Cuban Experience
This article analyzes labor flows from Cuba to Eastern Europe (East Germany Czechoslovakia and Hungary) and to the Soviet Union during the 1980s; it also examines the phenomenon of Soviet assembly operations on the island. The analysis suggests that these labor flows were largely motivated by factors similar to those that drive labor migration in the West--notably labor complementarities arising from differential rates of labor force growth and t…
Regional and Sectoral Development in Mexico as Alternatives to Migration
The economic and social development of high emigration areas in the state of Zacatecas - antecedents and policy alternatives, Jesus Tamayo and Fernando Lozano patterns of migrations and regional development in the state of Jalisco, Mexico, Jesus Arroya Alejandro et al labour migration to the United States - development, outcomes and alternatives in Mexican sending communities, Wayne A. Cornelius Mexican provision of health and human services to U…
The Effects of Receiving Country Policies on Migration Flows
Refugee Remittances: Conceptual Issues and the Cuban and Nicaraguan Experiences
This article assesses the notion that the determinants of remittances generated by refugee flows, particularly from Communist-inspired systems, are different from those associated with labor migrations. Labor migration, by definition, involves the voluntary departure from the home country in search of better economic options, whereas refugees, including those from communist systems, depart their homelands for a combination of political and econom…
Refugee Remittances: Conceptual Issues and the Cuban and Nicaraguan Experiences
The Determinants of Hispanic Remittances: An Exploration Using U.S. Census Data
This article explores whether a data set on demographic and economic characteristics of Hispanic-origin persons in the United States from the 1990 U.S. Population Census can inform the discussion on the detenninants of remittances from this population to selected Latin American and Caribbean countries. Parts I and 2 of the article discuss available data on remittances flows to selected Latin American countries and on the characteristics of person…
Conquering Nature: The Enviromental Legacy of Socialism in Cuba
Role of the United States and International Lending Institutions in Cuba’s Transition
Foreign Scientists at the National Institutes of Health: Ramifications of U.S. Immigration and Labor Policies
This article describes the findings of a study undertaken to shed light on some of the factors that determine the employment of foreign biomedical scientists in the United States by examining their presence at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIH was selected as the focus of the study for its unique combination of characteristics. It is a federal agency with the ambiance of academe that carries out biomedical research and training interna…
Corruption in Cuba: Castro and Beyond
Corruption and Politics in Latin America: National and Regional Dynamics
Does corruption grease the wheels of Latin American politics, facilitating its operation? Or does it undermine democratic rule and worsen the perennial problems of poverty and inequality. Do citizens condemn, condone, or simply acquiesce to the corrupt behavior of their politicians? Corruption and Politics in Latin America addresses these thorny questions, offering a fresh and timely approach to the subject. The authors' systematic comparative an…
Determinants Of Emigration From Mexico, Central America, And The Caribbean
Economic development and international migration in comparative perspective, Douglas S. Massey the determinants of international migration and policy options for influencing the size of population flows, Peter Gregory unauthorized immigration and immigration reform - present trends and prospects, Alejandro Portes emigration and development in the English-speaking Caribbean, Anthony P. Maingot relative deprivation and migration - theory, evidence …
Migration, Remittances, and Small Business Development: Mexico and Caribbean Basin Countries
This is one in a series presenting essays by various authors on the relationship between development and international migration. The focus of this volume is on the growth of small businesses in the Caribbean and Central America. It offers an analysis of the employment and income potential of the small business sector in a number of migrant-sending countries. Contributing authors evaluate programs that support the sector and give recommendations …
Political science (18 works) · Economics (15 works) · Geography (13 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (10 works) · Cuban History and Society (8 works) · Economic growth (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Development economics (6 works) · Economic geography (6 works) · Demographic economics (5 works)