The economic crisis in the wake of the COVID pandemic is putting Cuba's socialism to a severe test. The government in Havana has added a fundamental reform of the economy, institutional structure and social policies to the agenda. This volume brings together contributions from leading international experts as well as from the island itself, analysing the economic, political and social challenges Cuba is facing today.

Contributions by: Laurence Whitehead, Ruxandra Ana, José Chofre Sirvent, Yanina Welp, Francisco Sánchez, Blandine Destremau, Mireia Ferri, María Jímenez Campos, José Antonio Alonso, Vidal Pavel, Marcel Kunzmann, Louis Thiemann, Claudia González Marrero, Rosa María Voghon Fernández, Carmen Antón Gladiola