Publication

Neoliberalism, the Special Period and Solidarity in Cuba

Powell, Kathy
Thumbnail Image
Files
Thumbnail Image
Pre-Print
Adobe PDF, 301.58 KB
Repository DOI
Publication Date
2008-06
Keywords
Solidarity, Inequality, Accommodation, Resistance, Neoliberalism
Type
Article
Downloads
Show all metadata
Citation
Powell, Kathy. 2008. Neoliberalism, the Special Period and Solidarity in Cuba. Critique of Anthropology 28 (2):177-197.
Abstract
While the Cuban state¿s resistance to neoliberalism and to US dominance in particular, has been vigorous, it is nonetheless subject to the constraints of neoliberal hegemony, and has entailed a degree of accommodation: the partial introduction of a market economy within a socialist political framework has given rise to some strong contradictions, most notably a sharp increase in inequality. This paper considers to what extent the contradictions arising from these reforms have effects within everyday practices of struggle which threaten to problematize dispositions to solidarity which are central to continued resistance, and an important social and political resource in confronting and shaping the future.
Funder
Publisher
Sage
Publisher DOI
10.1177/0308275X08090545
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Ireland
cbn
Collections
School of Political Science & Sociology (Scholarly Articles)