Co-operativism and Local Development in Cuba: An Agenda for Democratic Social Change(Studies in Critical Social Sciences)

Co-operativism and Local Development in Cuba brings together a series of pathbreaking essays that examine the role of co-operativism, and the new co-operatives, in the democratic transformation of Cuba and the government's plan to update the model in the current context. The contributors are well-known specialists on Cuba, co-operativism, and local development. With a shared concern for how an increased focus on co-operativism and local development can contribute to the updating of the Cuban model and the advance of socialism, the contributors have placed their analysis in the broader context of the international co-operative movement and the ongoing capitalist development process in Latin America. Contributors include: Milford Bateman, Al Campbell, Grizel Donéstevez Sánchez, Cliff DuRand, Olga Fernández Ríos, Julio C. Gambina, Camila Piñeiro Harnecker, Sonja Novković, Dayrelis Ojeda Suris, Gabriela Roffinelli, Frederick. S. Royce, Dean Sinković, Henry Veltmeyer, Marcelo Vieta.

Table of Contents:
Table of Contents Figures and Tables Notes on Contributors Introduction: Updating the Cuban Model 1 Building Alternatives Beyond Capital Julio C. Gambina and Gabriela Roffinelli 2 The Social and Solidarity Economy in Latin America Henry Veltmeyer 3 New Co-operativism in Latin America: Implications for Cuba Marcelo Vieta 4 The New Guidelines: Economic Changes and Its Political and Social Impact Olga Fernández Ríos 5 Co-operatives in Socialist Construction Cliff DuRand 6 Co-operativism in Cuba Prior to 2012 Grizel Donéstevez Sánchez 7 Agricultural Production Co-operatives in Cuba: Toward Sustainability Frederick S. Royce 8 Cuba's Co-operative Sector and the Project of Deep Reforms Al Campbell 9 Co-operatives in Cuba's New Socio-economic Model: What Has been Done and What Could be Done? Camila Piñeiro Harnecker 10 The Role of Co-operatives in Transforming Cuba's Economy Sonja Novković 11 Supporting Co-operative Development in Cuba: Getting the Local Institutions Right Milford Bateman, Dayrelis Ojeda Suris and Dean Sinković Conclusion Index

About the Author :
Sonja Novkovi, 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). , 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.