This paper is an attempt to interpret the implications of the most recent economic reform trends in Cuba in terms of where they are taking the country politically. Several articles in this volume of ASCE Proceedings go more systematically through the state of the economy. In this article, there is only a brief summary of […]
Possible Political Transformations in Cuba in the Light of Some Theoretical and Empirically Comparative Elements
One of the intriguing aspects of on-going transformations in Cuba is that absolutely nothing is said about their intended objective. Observers are mostly left to speculate about the direction in which the country is heading — apart from some general language with very little informative value of “updating socialism.” There is a long list of […]
The Politics of Cuban Transformation:What Space for Authoritarian Withdrawal?
Cuba is in the process of undergoing significant— perhaps fundamental—economic reforms. Although the pace is not always very fast, and the direction is more characterized by zigzagging that by a straight line, there is little doubt that the state-dominated economy is about to give way to more non-state actors. In theory and ideology, the official […]