The Cuban Way: Capitalism, Communism and Confrontation by Ana Julia Jatar-Hausmann

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* Named "Outstanding Academic Title" by CHOICE Magazine
* Uses first-hand accounts to provide a balanced report of the socialist Cuban reality
* For anyone seriously debating the US policy toward Cuba

Relating the experiences of contemporary Cuban people, this book is an original analysis of the economic policies and trends in socialist Cuba. Based on Jatar-Hausmann's personally-collected data, it surveys more than two-hundred self-employed individuals, and includes interviews with government officials, academics, and average citizens. Vignettes depicting citizen's daily struggles illustrate dilemmas and complexities of a socialist nation transitioning to a more open economy.

Big World Magazine

The Cuban Way is an essential read for anyone going to the Island for more than just a few hours of sun. Most contemporary books tackling current events in Cuba have been either so rabidly anti-Castro or so hopelessly fawning that few have understood the real mood of Cuba. Jatar-Hausman captures the feelings of everyday Cubans in her analysis of their island's political direction. It's heavy reading - but vital if you want to fully understand today's Cuba.

Planeta.com

.The author deftly explores the complex, chaotic and appealing culture of the Cubans. She provides descriptive portraits of the newly self-employed, from meat vendors to owners of small restaurants. This book, subtitled "Capitalism, Communism and Confrontation," is as much about people as it is about policy. Surveys and illustrations document the changing roles of sugar and tourism in the economy as well as a profile of the rise and fall of the fiscal deficit. Excellent!

What People Are Saying

Bernard Aronson
Bernard Aronson, Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, 1989-93

In most debates about Cuba today there is far more heat than light. Jatar-Hausmann focuses on the facts and offers an important picture of Cuban realities. Whether one agrees or disagrees with her conclusions, The Cuban Way is must reading for anyone seriously debating US policy toward Cuba.

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