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Household Incomes in Cuban Agriculture: A Comparison of the State, Co‐operative, and Peasant Sectors

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  • Carmen Diana Deere
  • Ernel Gonzales
  • Niurka Perez
  • Gustavo Rodriguez

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This article presents the results of a 1991 household income survey of the three main groups in Cuban agriculture: wage workers on state farms, members of production co‐operatives, and peasant producers. It is shown that since the 1959 revolution household income levels in the agricultural sector have improved dramatically, while regional differences have been ameliorated considerably. Households in the private sector of Cuban agriculture have fared the best. It is also demonstrated that agricultural households rely on multiple sources of income to generate their livelihood. Rather than being strictly proletarian, collective, or petty commodity producers, these households are best characterized by the multiple class relations in which they participate.

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  • Carmen Diana Deere & Ernel Gonzales & Niurka Perez & Gustavo Rodriguez, 1995. "Household Incomes in Cuban Agriculture: A Comparison of the State, Co‐operative, and Peasant Sectors," Development and Change, International Institute of Social Studies, vol. 26(2), pages 209-234, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:devchg:v:26:y:1995:i:2:p:209-234
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7660.1995.tb00550.x
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    1. Arthur MacEwan, 1981. "Revolution and Economic Development in Cuba," Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan, number 978-1-349-05271-4, October.
    2. Carmen Diana Deere & Ernel Gonzales & Niurka Perez & Gustavo Rodriguez, 1995. "Household Incomes in Cuban Agriculture: A Comparison of the State, Co‐operative, and Peasant Sectors," Development and Change, International Institute of Social Studies, vol. 26(2), pages 209-234, April.
    3. Carmen Deere, 1993. "Cuba's national food program and its prospects for food security," Agriculture and Human Values, Springer;The Agriculture, Food, & Human Values Society (AFHVS), vol. 10(3), pages 35-51, June.
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    1. Carmen Diana Deere & Ernel Gonzales & Niurka Perez & Gustavo Rodriguez, 1995. "Household Incomes in Cuban Agriculture: A Comparison of the State, Co‐operative, and Peasant Sectors," Development and Change, International Institute of Social Studies, vol. 26(2), pages 209-234, April.
    2. Lázaro Castellanos & Jose Alvarez, 1996. "The transformation of the state extensive growth model in Cuba's sugarcane agriculture," Agriculture and Human Values, Springer;The Agriculture, Food, & Human Values Society (AFHVS), vol. 13(1), pages 59-68, December.
    3. Ricardo A. Puerta & José Alvarez, 1993. "Organization and Performance of Cuban Agriculture at Different Levels of State Intervention," Annual Proceedings, The Association for the Study of the Cuban Economy, vol. 3.

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