The problem of democracy in Cuba : between vision and reality /
Bengelsdorf, Carollee.
The problem of democracy in Cuba : between vision and reality / Carollee Bengelsdorf. - New York : Oxford University Press, 1994. - viii, 229 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-223) and index.
"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. http://www.loc.gov/hlas/
0195058267 (cloth : acid-free paper) 0195090144 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
93008052
Communism--History.--Cuba
Democracy--History.--Cuba
107 HX 158.5 / B466p 1994
335.43/097291
The problem of democracy in Cuba : between vision and reality / Carollee Bengelsdorf. - New York : Oxford University Press, 1994. - viii, 229 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-223) and index.
"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. http://www.loc.gov/hlas/
0195058267 (cloth : acid-free paper) 0195090144 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
93008052
Communism--History.--Cuba
Democracy--History.--Cuba
107 HX 158.5 / B466p 1994
335.43/097291