This paper will consider three related questions. The first question, considered in the first part, centers on the adjustments Cuba might have to undertake if it is to embed itself within the structures of global trade and finance. To that end, the paper analyzes the legal changes Cuba would need to undertake to join international […]
The Algorithms Of Ideology In Economic Planning: A Critical Look At Cuba’s National Economic And Social Development Plan 2030
Central planning for the development of the productive forces of the state has been a core element of Leninist governance since the 1920s. In the form of the Soviet five year plans, these efforts institutionalized the leadership of the Leninist vanguard party as the source of decision-making for the management of all national resources, and […]
Embracing a 21st Century Planning Marxism Model: The Cuban Communist Party Confronts Crisis, Challenge and Change in its 7th Congress
The 7th Congress of the Cuban Communist Party (PCC) was held just weeks after the historic visit of United States president Obama to celebrate the normalization of relations between the Republics of the United States and Cuba.1 The official press of China described the 7th PCC Congress as a great success.2 More importantly, it celebrated […]
Commentary on Michael Strauss’s Essay: “Returning Guantanamo Bay to Cuban Control”
Notes1 The legalization of the international sphere has been growing since the end of the last century.2 It is producing some sometimes significant transformations in the way in which people and institutions approach issue in relations among states, and international public and private actors, including powerful civil society actors. Legalization is supposed to provide all […]
Global Corporate Social Responsibility (GCSR) Standards With Cuban Characteristics: What Normalization Means for Transnational Enterprise Activity in Cuba
The normalization of relations between the United States and Cuba brings Cuba closer to more robust integration with the global economic order. That process of integration poses both great opportunities and great challenges for Cuba. Both are likely to be felt as Cuba assumes a place on the global supply chain. In that respect, Cuba […]