Cuba and the Economic Policies of Peripheral Socialism - Recent Reforms in a Historical Perspective

Departing from the category of 'peripheral socialism', this book offers an economic history of the Cuban revolution between 1959 and 2019, with a focus on the period that ranges between 2008 and 2018.

List of contents

1. Introduction: Cuban Revolution and Peripheral Socialism Part 1. Economic History 2. The economic history of the Cuban Revolution: an overview, 1959-1999 3. Cuba in the 21st Century: reforming the peripheral socialism (2000-2010) 4. Socialist update: The Guidelines of Economic and Social Policy of the Party and the Revolution and its consequences (2011-2018) Part 2. Macroeconomic and Structural Analysis 5. Macroeconomic performance 6. Balance of payments 7. State sector and social aspects 8. Final remarks: crisis or peripheral?

About the author

Vitor Eduardo Schincariol holds a PhD in Economy History from the University of São Paulo and is Associate Professor of Economic History and Political Economy at the Federal University of ABC, São Paulo, Brazil.
Joana Salém Vasconcelos holds a PhD in Economic History at University of São Paulo and is Coordinating Editor of Latin American Perspectives.

Summary

Departing from the category of 'peripheral socialism', this book offers an economic history of the Cuban revolution between 1959 and 2019, with a focus on the period that ranges between 2008 and 2018.

Product details

• Authors: Joana Salém Vasconcelos, Vitor Eduardo Schincariol, Vitor Eduardo Salem Vasconcelos Schincariol
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.12.2023
• EAN: 9781032411187
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3241118-7
• No. of pages: 222
• Series: Routledge Studies in Development Economics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; Ethnic Studies, History, Business & Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Macroeconomics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, macroeconomics, Economic history, International Economics, Regional Studies, Political Economy, Regional / International studies, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, Hispanic & Latino Studies