Topic: Bypassing the Manufacturing Stage of Development
Country: Cuba
Delegate Name: Jake Wilcox
School: Royal Oak High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Cuba position papers GLIMUN 2017 committees
The Republic of Cuba believes that the problems with not having manufacturing in your country outweigh the positives of having a service industry. Some of the problems with this type of industry is a lack of self sufficiency and dependence on private run companies to drive your industry's. Cuba believes that a lack of manufacturing can not be sustainable. Having a service industry means that you must trade for resources that you would normally manufacture. But what if everyone does this? Then who will manufacture those crucial items? But is having a manufacturing based economy really the best solution either? Is having a service based industry really the best choice for having a sustainable industry? Are privately run service Industries dependable enough to run an economy? Cuba believes that the best path for development is a combination of both manufacturing as well as a service industry. Having both can allow a country to have the best of both ideas as well as allowing a country to be self reliable and not have to rely on other countries. Having your own industry can also prevent a situation where a crisis in one country can not cripple other countries. Cuba also believes that privately run industry's are not reliable enough to truly run a economy. Cuba would put forth that governments should play a role in service industries to ensure quality to make them more sustainable. Overall Cuba believes that having both a service industry and a manufacturing industry is the best way to make a stable economy.
