Social and Solidarity Economy in Cuba

• Utgivningsdatum: 2023-06-14
• Mått: 157 x 237 x 24 mm
• Vikt: 630 g
• Format: Inbunden
• Språk: Engelska
• Serie: Bloomsbury Studies on Cuba
• Antal sidor: 342
• Förlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
• ISBN: 9781666929034
• Översättare: Catharine Vanderplaats Vallejo, Rafael J. Betancourt

• Nationalekonomi
• Arbetsmarknaden
• Etnicitet

Rafael J. Betancourt is associate professor in the Center for Demographic Studies at the University of Havana.Jusmary Gómez Arencibia is associate professor of sociology at the University of Havana.

The views of Cuban social scientists about the flaws and aspirations of the national economy are generally not well known. This edited volume is a useful guide to the perspectives of a network of Cuban academics and policy makers about how to animate what they describe as a stagnant economic system. Nineteen essays describe why, even with the limitations imposed by the United States embargo, the Cuban economy needs structural, legal, and cultural changes. The general approach proposed is to enhance social responsibility and solidarity through the greater involvement of workers and, where appropriate, community members in economic planning. Some writers advocate for the expansion of cooperative enterprises that exist outside the private and state sectors, along with other strategies such as community-based budgeting and cross-sector partnerships. [The] volume is worth reading by anyone interested in socialist economic development; the challenges of moving past the bureaucratic, top-down limitations and inefficiencies of state enterprises; and expanding private enterprise to draw workers and community members into economic decision-making. Recommended. Graduate students, faculty, and professionals.

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