Co-operativism and Local Development in Cuba

Sonja Novković, PhD (1993), is Professor of Economics at Saint Mary's University (Halifax, Canada) and teaches in the Co-operative Management Education (CME) program. Recent publications include Co-operatives in a Post-growth Era: Creating Co-operative Economics (ZED Books, 2014).Henry Veltmeyer, PhD (1976), McMaster University, is Professor of Development Studies at Autonomous University of Zacatecas (Mexico) and Professor Emeritus in International Development Studies at Saint Mary’s University (Halifax, Canada). He has authored and edited over 40 books on issues of Latin American development.

"This volume brings together an array of social scientists who reflect on the emergence of a new form of co-operativism in Cuba as part of a wider reform agenda. The contributions in the book examine the progression of co-operativism in Cuba in a historical context as well as its current manifestation and potential for transforming Cuba’s economy. This is a timely and relevant contribution to understanding co-operatives and other social and solidarity economy entities as part of a broad effort to create an alternative to neoliberalism not only in Cuba but also in the larger Latin America region."--Simel Esim, Cooperatives Programme, ILO, www.ilo.org/coop"A timely, candid and sober multidisciplinary appraisal of how an already solidarity-oriented society like Cuba might be prepared and challenged to take the next crucial steps to develop a truly worker co-operative-based socialism." --Peter Ranis, Professor Emeritus Political Science, City University of New York

• Figures and TablesNotes on ContributorsIntroduction: Updating the Cuban Model1Building Alternatives Beyond CapitalJulio C. Gambina and Gabriela Roffinelli2The Social and Solidarity Economy in Latin AmericaHenry Veltmeyer3New Co-operativism in Latin America: Implications for CubaMarcelo Vieta4The New Guidelines: Economic Changes and Its Political and Social ImpactOlga Fernández Ríos5Co-operatives in Socialist ConstructionCliff DuRand6Co-operativism in Cuba Prior to 2012Grizel Donéstevez Sánchez7Agricultural Production Co-operatives in Cuba: Toward SustainabilityFrederick S. Royce8Cuba’s Co-operative Sector and the Project of Deep ReformsAl Campbell9Co-operatives in Cuba’s New Socio-economic Model: What Has been Done and What Could be Done?Camila Piñeiro Harnecker10The Role of Co-operatives in Transforming Cuba’s EconomySonja Novković11Supporting Co-operative Development in Cuba: Getting the Local Institutions RightMilford Bateman, Dayrelis Ojeda Suris and Dean SinkovićConclusionIndex