Transformation and Struggle: Cuba Faces the 1990s
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Transformation and Struggle: Cuba Faces the 1990s
By (Author) Sandor Halebsky
By (author) John Kirk
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Praeger Publishers Inc
9th April 1990
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Sociology and anthropology
Political structure and processes
Macroeconomics
972.91064
Physical Properties
Hardback
324
Description
This is the second of two volumes to bear witness to the Cuban experience. Together with its predecessor, "Cuba: Twenty-Five Years of Revolution", it offers a positive account. Yet, it is sensitive to the dilemmas and flawed strategies in Cuba's 30-year process of transformation. It warns that no preconceived notion of state or of development will help grasp the multi-faceted nature of this nation, which reflects aspects of both developed and underdeveloped nations. 17 chapters, five of which are from Cuban contributors, thoroughly investigate recent political, economic, and social changes as well as the successes and failures of long-term development policies. Heavy attention is paid to the rectification process launched by Castro in 1986. This volume portrays a Cuba facing the 1990s with a burst of increased vigour in its efforts to secure continued far-reaching transformation. The book describes major changes in the economic realm, part of the rectification campaign; a slow process of liberalization in the political sphere; and a Cuba that, in social terms, is far better off than any other Latin American country.
Reviews
The efforts of 30 years of transformation in the face of continued hostility from the American government show mixed results in Cuba. The chapters examine change in all aspects of life: politcal, economic, legal, the family, and religion.-Booknotes
"The efforts of 30 years of transformation in the face of continued hostility from the American government show mixed results in Cuba. The chapters examine change in all aspects of life: politcal, economic, legal, the family, and religion."-Booknotes
Author Bio
SANDOR HALEBSKY is Professor of Sociology at St. Mary's University and is co-editor of Cuba: Twenty Five Years of Revolution. JOHN M. KIRK is Professor of Spanish at Dalhousie University and is co-editor of Cuba: Twenty Five Years of Revolution.
