Reactions to the Market

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