Open for Business: Building the New Cuban Economy [Hardcover]

90 miles off the coast of Florida a new revolution is afoot. This time instead of guerillas marching through the streets of Havana, it is a global economy that will revolutionize Cuba. Now open to the world, how will this nascent economy develop?

Open for Business: The Cuban Economy after Castro, Richard Feinberg’s new book, examines the Cuban economy from its long held and outdated economic model to its early steps into developing a dynamic market economy. He examines key issues like the role foreign investors will play, how Cubans will forge a path to entrepreneurship, and the roadmap from other emerging economies.
As Cuba’s economy awakens from the post-Castro dream, it will do so on its own terms and with a flavor that is entirely Cuban. Feinberg’s book speaks both to Cuba’s legacy and to its new horizons on the world stage.

Ninety miles across the Straits of Florida, a new Cuban revolution is stirring. This time, instead of guerrillas marching down the streets of Havana, it is the global economy that will upend Cuba. As the country’s
once solidly socialist economy opens further to the world, what new forms is it likely to take?

Open for Business: Building the New Cuban Economyexamines the island’s still stagnant sectors and market-driven changes under way as the country takes its early steps toward a more dynamic growth model. Richard E. Feinberg, a longtime observer who has been at the forefront of advocating for the recent diplomatic opening between the United States and Cuba,
examines key issues such as the vital role of foreign investors, how Cubans will forge a path to innovative entrepreneurship, and the alternative road maps inspired by other emerging economies.

As Cuba’s economy awakens from its post-Castro dream, it will do so with a
flavor that is uniquely Cuban. Enriched by interviews and in-depth field research conducted over the past five years, ls5