TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bengelsdorf,Carollee
TI  - The problem of democracy in Cuba: between vision and reality 
SN  - 0195058267 (cloth : acid-free paper)
AV  - 107 HX 158.5 B466p 1994
U1  - 335.43/097291 20
PY  - 1994///
CY  - New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Communism
KW  - Cuba
KW  - History
KW  - Democracy
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-223) and index
N2  - "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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0604/93008052-d.html
ER  -