The problem of democracy in Cuba
Subtitle: between vision and reality
By: Carollee Bengelsdorf.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 229
Subjects: Communism -- Cuba -- History; Democracy -- Cuba -- History
Description: "A belated, but nontheless very good effort to explore the irreconocilable tension between democracy and authoritarian, paternalist socialism in revolutionary Cuba. Informed by critical Marxism, book challenges the notion that Cuba is an excellent case of 'direct democracy,' laying responsibility for the absence of freedom and accountability squarely on Castro's dictatorial vocation and the Communist party's hegemony. In a surprising departure, author concludes that 'to the degree the (Cuban) leadership continues to insist upon defining the boundaries of civil society, it must in the end fail' (p. 178)"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-223) and index.