The above newspaper article appeared in "El Mundo" on September 13, 1951. Dr. Gustavo Gutiérrez was Technical Director of the Junta Nacional de Economia during the administration of President Carlos Prío Socarrás. Dr. Gutiérrez was urging the Superior Tribunal of Elections (Tribunal Superior Electoral) to create a law establishing a new national census with related statistical data in preparation for the upcoming Census of 1952.
Below is a publication from the Junta Nacional de Economia from 1949 written/prepared by Gustavo Gutiérrez. He was Technical Director of that governmental agency at the time. Later he would become it's president. At this date the president of Cuba was Carlos Prio Socarras. I include the table of content (Indice) as well as the introduction by First Minister and President of the JNE, Manuel A. de Varona and a short explanation by Dr. Gutiérrez as to why the need for a new census. The study consists of 140 odd pages.
Gutiérrez reminds us that a modern nation is unable to develop, function properly or efficiently without adequate statistical data regarding it's demographics and it's economic and social progress. "Basic information on, employment, salaries, cost of living, family income, consumer purchasing power, etc. is lacking in Cuba, " he says, and adds, " we lack specific data regarding national production...We also lack statistics on taxation productivity and national, state, and municipal contributions and lack even more on personal income calculations and national rents...This problem grew worse during the world war (WWII) over the national availability of food products and over our responsibilities and statistical deficiencies vis a vis the United Nations to supply proper statistical data regarding Cuba's social, cultural and economic development." He finally, stresses urgent legislation to solve all of these problems.
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