Entrepreneurial Cuba: The Changing Policy Landscape

Ritter, Archibald R.M., Henken, Ted A.

ISBN 10: 1626371636 / ISBN 13: 9781626371637

Published by FirstForumPress, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Entrepreneurial Cuba: The Changing Policy Landscape
• Publisher: FirstForumPress
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1626371636
• ISBN 13: 9781626371637
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Like New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

During the presidency of Raśl Castro, Cuba has dramatically reformed its policies toward small private enterprises. Archibald Ritter and Ted Henken consider why―and to what effect.

After reviewing the evolution of policy since 1959, the authors contrast the approaches of Fidel and Raśl Castro and explore in depth the responses of Cuban entrepreneurs to the new environment. Their work, rich in ethnographic research and extensive interviews, provides a revealing analysis of Cuba's fledgling private sector.

CONTENTS: 

• Cuba's Changing Policy Landscape.
• The Small-Enterprise Sector.
• Revolutionary Trajectories and Strategic Shifts, 1959–1990.
• The "Special Period," 1990–2006.
• Policy Reform Under Raśl Castro, 2006–2014.
• The Movement Toward Non-Agricultural Cooperatives.
• The Underground Economy.
• The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of the Paladar, 1993–2013.
• The Future of Small Enterprise in Cuba.
• Appendix 1: Timeline of Small Enterprise Under the Revolution.
• Appendix 2: 201 Legalized Self-Employment Occupations.

About the Authors

Archibald R.M. Ritter is distinguished research professor emeritus of economics and international affairs at Carleton University.

Ted A. Henken is associate professor of sociology and Latin American studies at Baruch College, CUNY.