The Changing Dynamic of Cuban Civil Society [electronic resource] /
Kapcia, Antoni.
Gray, Alexander Ian.
Gainesville : University Press of Florida,
c2008.
These essays range from general discussion of the private sector to case studies about volunteer work, religious entities, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). Since the fall of the Soviet Union and the economic crisis in 1990, the Cuban state has experienced severe challenges, and individuals have been forced to respond in unexpected ways to ensure their economic survival.
These essays range from general discussion of the private sector to case studies about volunteer work, religious entities, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). Since the fall of the Soviet Union and the economic crisis in 1990, the Cuban state has experienced severe challenges, and individuals have been forced to respond in unexpected ways to ensure their economic survival.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Responding to crisis at the grassroots / Alexander I. Gray and Antoni Kapcia -- Setting the stage for a discussion of Cuban civil society : the nature of Cuban "communism" and the revolution's political culture / Antoni Kapcia -- Civil society : the Cuban debate / Michelle Marín-Dogan -- The rise of the private sector in Cuba / Francisco Domínguez -- Rediscovering Lo Local : the potential and the limits of local development in Havana / Miren Uriarte -- Solidarity organizations and friendship groups : internationalist volunteer work brigades and people-to-people ties / Nino Pagliccia -- "A space within the revolution" : religious Cubans and the secular state / Christine Ayorinde -- The genesis of NGO participation in contemporary Cuba : perceptions from the field, as reported by local and foreign NGO representatives / Alexander I. Gray -- Conclusion / Alexander I. Gray and Antoni Kapcia.
Description based on print version record.
Non-governmental organizations
Civil society