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Book Review: Open for Business

By Pedro Freyre

Richard E. Feinberg's book takes a look at Cuba's fascinating - and frustrating - new marketplace.

It can be difficult to document a historic moment while it’s still unfolding, but Richard E. Feinberg has taken to the task with his book, Open for Business: Building the New Cuban Economy. In exploring how President Barack Obama’s opening to Cuba “fits squarely within a broader theme of his foreign policy,” Feinberg has provided an eminently readable take on the changes unfolding in Cuba’s economy, seen through the lens of the U.S. president’s engagement initiative.

Feinberg deals with the paradoxes, challenges and contradictions of Cuba’s unique...

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