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Small Farmers in the Economic Reshaping of Nicaragua, Cuba, Russia, and China
  • ISBN-13: 9780271036205
  • Publisher: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
    Imprint: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
  • By Laura J. Enriquez
  • Price: AUD $67.99
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  • Local release date: 23/03/2010
  • Format: Paperback 256 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Cultural studies [JFC]
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Analyzes the reaction of existing and former socialist countries to neoliberalism. Examines economic transitions in agriculture and the reconfiguration of socialism in Russia, China, Nicaragua, and Cuba.


Contents

List of Figures, Tables, and Maps

Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations and Key Terms

Introduction

Part 1: Transitions from Socialism and Their Social Consequences

1. The Theoretical Backdrop

2.: Small Farmers in a Contrasting Light

Part 2: Nicaragua’s Rapid Retreat from Socialism

3. The Economic Strategy of the Post-1990 State

4. The Economic Strategy’s Varying Impact on Nicaragua’s Small Farmers

Part 3: The Reconfiguration of Cuban Socialism

5. Cuba’s Post-1990 Economic Strategy

6. The Reconfiguration’s Varying Impact on Cuba’s Small Farmers

Conclusion: Transitions Toward the Market and Their Theoretical Implications

Postscript

Appendixes

Bibliography

Index


“This is an excellent study that I recommend highly highly to all interested in rural development issues in particular.”

—Liisa L. North, Canadian Journal of Latin America and Caribbean Studies

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