Income Inequality in Today’s Cuba. Field Research on the Cuban People’s Quality of Life and Income Structure

Cuba has been a significant player in international and regional politics for a long while, particularly compared to its size. However, reliable data on the standard of living of its society is scarce. The literature review reflects how the Cuban state manipulated certain data forwarded to internati...

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Published inEpiphany (Sarajevo) Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 57 - 91
Main Authors Nagy, Sándor Gyula, Almadi, Sejla, Šiljak, Dženita
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published International University of Sarajevo 22.07.2022
Subjects
Economic development
Family and social welfare
National Economy
Social differentiation
Socio-Economic Research
field research
Cuba
income inequality
standard of living
quality of life
income structure
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Summary:Cuba has been a significant player in international and regional politics for a long while, particularly compared to its size. However, reliable data on the standard of living of its society is scarce. The literature review reflects how the Cuban state manipulated certain data forwarded to international organisations. Our objective was to implement field research and gain primary data on Cubans’ quality of life and income structure that could help to identify the extent of income inequality among the different demographic clusters in the country. We used individual questionnaires, as well as descriptive, frequency and inferential statistics. The results show varying income inequalities among the different demographic clusters and a “perverse effect” in income distribution, leading to the formation of a “parasite” stratum in Cuban society.
ISSN:2303-6850
1840-3719
DOI:10.21533/epiphany.v15i1.383