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Cuban Socialism: Towards a Development Strategy

Polymath: An Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences Journal, 2014

The process of structural economic change experienced in Cuba, especially since the sixth Cuban Communist Party (PCC) Congress in 2011, presents us with a perfect opportunity to rethink about the economic foundation of socialist development. By recalling conceptual frameworks and using primary and secondary sources, I argue that, in Cuba, the basis of socialist development has moved from following a model or pattern of development to the adoption of a real development strategy. A new development strategy for Cuba entails the opening of new markets spaces in order to stimulate a process of industrialisation linked to the global chain of production and distribution. Resumen El proceso de cambio estructural y económico experimentado en Cuba, en particular a partir del el sexto Congreso del Partido Comunista de Cuba (PCC) en 2011, nos presenta una oportunidad perfecta para repensar las bases económicas del desarrollo socialista. Recordando los marcos conceptuales y a partir del uso de f...

(2014) CUBAN SOCIALISM: TOWARDS A DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY

Cuba Today and the Future of Cuban Socialism

Monthly Review, 1997

In the April 1996 issue of this magazine, William Smaldone presented his observations and interpretations from his participation in the Seventh Conference of North American and Cuban Philosophers and Social Scientists in Cuba inJune 1995. This brief article is motivated by the following two considerations: 1) There have been a number of changes in Cuba over the last year that impact on several of the issues considered by Smaldone. Among these are an improved economy, a decision by the leadership of the revolution to increase the attention paid to political work and the goal of socialism, 1 and increased statistical information on the extent of the economic downturn in the early 1990s. This article will discuss these recent developments. 2) Smaldone's title "Observations on the Cuban Revolution" correctly suggested the nature of his article as a series of observations and reflections. What was not clear in the article was what the author thought the sum of his observations had to say about the overall situation in Cuba, specifically AI Campbell teaches economics at the University of Utah. He would particularly like to thank Cliff DuRand, who has been the sparkplug for the past nine yearly meetings in Cuba, that gave rise to Bill Smaldone's article and this response. Beyond thanks or the many in teresting discussions on theory and practice in Cuba, he would like to thank DuRand for his dedication to the project of keeping open a window of contact between U.S. citizens and Cubans in the face of persistent efforts by the U.S. government to make such contacts as difficult and limited as possible.

Cuba at the beginning of the 21st century – possibilities for economic transformation

Cuba remains the only economy (outside the region of East Asia), where communism survived the fall of the Soviet bloc, withstood a deep economic crisis and leaned against the vast changes in Eastern Europe. Although today the island remains faithful to socialist ideas and its leaders stipulate that they do not intend to change the system of the country, as ana-lysts predict the difficult economic situation of the island will soon induce them to the deci-sion to conduct deeper changes. The interesting case of Cuba, which it seems, is on the door-step of entry into a new stage of history, inspires a more in-depth analysis. Presenting the most important results of the analysis of the current macroeconomic situation of the island and institutional realities, the article presents possible scenarios that may soon be reflected in the reality of Cuba.

Cuba's Socialism: Certainties and Crossroads

Science & Society, 2024

The Cuban Revolution is passing through one of the most complex moments of its history. After more than a decade of profound economic, political, and social reforms, the Cuban socialist project faces enormous challenges, amid difficulties arising from intensified imperialist harassment, the sequels of the pandemic, the global crisis, and internal bureaucratic errors. Cuba's economic and social development model stands at several crossroads. The Caribbean island must deepen its socialism along revolutionary lines and with greater worker and popular control.

Political Economy of the Cuban Society before the post-Castro Transition

2015

The objective of this paper is to analyse the links between politics and economics in present Cuba and assess their external repercussions into the rest of the world. Cuban society has been challenged for 18 years by a unique experiment in its economy and politics: a combination of isolation and attempts at changing the strands of globalisation. Both had its endogenous and exogenous factors. E.g. by refusing to yield to external pressures of isolation and to get "globalised " with the incumbent capitalist world (as other communist countries did), the Castro regime had to "internalise " these pressures into turning the country to a police state that brought the nation an unparalleled misery. Paradoxically, such a shock strengthened the regime, so that Castros could even respond by re-arranging the world order at quite a significant margin. What went wrong? Politics of the democratic world towards communist Cuba somehow abandoned the well-proven soft-pedalling appr...

Handbook of Contemporary Cuba: Economy, Politics, Civil Society, and Globalization

2013

Cuban studies is a highly dynamic field shaped by the country's distinctive political and economic circumstances. Mauricio A. Font and Carlos Riobo offer an up-to-date and comprehensive survey offering the latest research available from a broad array of disciplines and perspectives. The Handbook of Contemporary Cuba brings contributions from leading scholars from the United States, Cuba, Europe, and other world regions and introduces the reader to the key literature in the field in relation to rapidly changing events on the island and in global political and economic affairs. It also addresses timely developments in Cuban civil society and human rights. The guide also presents economic models and forecasts as well as analyses of the recent, pivotal Sixth Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba. For students, scholars, and experts in government, it is a vital addition to any collection on Latin American studies or global politics.

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