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Cuba and the Economic Policies of Peripheral Socialism: Recent Reforms in a Historical Perspective book cover

1st Edition

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

By Vitor Eduardo Schincariol, Joana Salém Vasconcelos Copyright 2024
242 Pages 22 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

242 Pages 22 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

242 Pages 22 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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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. The core of the research is the administration of Raúl Castro and the economic and social reforms introduced by it under the concept of socialism update. The book describes Cuba’s... Read more

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?

Biography

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.

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