The Struggle for the Market
life and hustle in cuba's new economy
$146.77
- Hardcover
277 pages
- Release Date
3 November 2025
Summary
Havana Hustle: Entrepreneurship and Change in Cuba
A firsthand look at how business owners in Havana navigate the changing Cuban market and state
The Struggle for the Market tells the story of Cuba’s economic reforms in the 2010s, focusing on the experiences a group of small business owners known as cuentapropistas. These business owners were the most directly affected by the transition from the state-centered planned economy of earlier dec…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781512828450 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1512828459 |
| Author: | Ståle Wig |
| Publisher: | University of Pennsylvania Press |
| Imprint: | University of Pennsylvania Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 277 |
| Release Date: | 3 November 2025 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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Critics Review
“A beautifully written ethnography of ordinary people’s lives in Cuba’s new economy. Tracking through multiple realms of life–law, kin, capital, work, state, and self–this is a model of contemporary anthropology.”– “Sian Lazar, University of Cambridge”
About The Author
Ståle Wig
Ståle Wig is Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Social Anthropology at the University of Oslo.
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