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Household Incomes in Cuban Agriculture: A Comparison of the State, Co‐operative, and Peasant Sectors
Author(s) -
Deere Carmen Diana,
Gonzales Ernel,
Perez Niurka,
Rodriguez Gustavo
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
development and change
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.267
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1467-7660
pISSN - 0012-155X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-7660.1995.tb00550.x
Subject(s) - peasant , agriculture , state (computer science) , agricultural economics , economics , business , development economics , political science , geography , mathematics , archaeology , algorithm , law
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.