Cuba, From Fidel to Raúl and Beyond

This book analyzes the economic reforms and political adjustments that took place in Cuba during the era of Raúl Castro's leadership and its immediate aftermath, the first year of his successor, Miguel Díaz-Canel. Faced with economic challenges and a political crisis of legitimacy now that the Castro brothers are no longer in power, the Cuban Revolution finds itself at another critical juncture, confronted with the loss of Latin American allies and a more hostile and implacable US administration.

List of contents

1 Introduction.- 2 Retreat of State as Economic Actor?.- 3 Achieving the Required Surge in Investment and Growth?.- 4 Political implications of socio-economic changes.- 5 The evolving international arena - fitting into a new context.- 6 More Pluralism; or Continued Authoritarianism?.- 7 Evolution of Party and State Relations.- 8 Towards the End of Gerontocracy.- 9 Into the Critical Juncture: Principal Dilemmas and Possible Scenarios.- 10 Conclusions.

About the author

Vegard Bye is Partner at Scanteam a.s., an Oslo-based consulting company. He has studied and written on Cuba for four decades, and coordinated academic collaboration with Cuban institutions on behalf of the University of Oslo.   

Summary

This book analyzes the economic reforms and political adjustments that took place in Cuba during the era of Raúl Castro’s leadership and its immediate aftermath, the first year of his successor, Miguel Díaz-Canel. Faced with economic challenges and a political crisis of legitimacy now that the Castro brothers are no longer in power, the Cuban Revolution finds itself at another critical juncture, confronted with the loss of Latin American allies and a more hostile and implacable US administration.

Product details

• Authors: Vegard Bye
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.07.2019
• EAN: 9783030218058
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3021805-8
• No. of pages: 314
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 218 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 560 g
• Illustrations: XXV, 314 p. 2 illus. in color.
• Series: Studies of the Americas
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; Internationale Beziehungen, Verstehen, Amerika, B, Political Science, Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften, International Relations, Political Science and International Studies, Comparative Politics, International Relations Theory, Latin America—Politics and government, South & Central America (including Mexico), Latin America, Latin American Politics, American Politics