The Cuban Revolution
Historical Roots, Current Situation, Scenarios, and Alternatives
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4850841 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Francisco López Segrera (0000-0002-5805-2327, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 3-30 |
| Publication date | 2011-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Latin American Perspectives (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0094-582X • E-ISSN: 1552-678X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0094582x10395891 |
| OpenAlex | W2112438476 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 13 |
The new stage of the Cuban Revolution that began with the presidency of Raúl Castro has seen consultation with the masses about what kind of socialism they want to build, a return to some aspects of the economic reform abandoned in 2000, a key role in the economy for the armed forces, the dismantling of certain programs of the Battle of Ideas that have proved economically unsound, the elimination of certain subsidies and free food for workers, and the reduction of the state through the fusion of ministries and the reduction of the labor force. The success of these policies will condition what scenarios will prevail in Cuba in the future. Possible scenarios include (1) transformation toward a twenty-first-century socialism consistent with the historical roots of the Cuban Revolution, (2) immobility, (3) a socialist market economy such as those of China and Vietnam, (4) collapse and implosion in the style of the Soviet Union and the countries of the Eastern Bloc and/or internal revolt, and (5) overthrow of the government because of a military invasion by the United States. Scenarios 1, 2, and 3 are most probable, but 5 cannot be ruled out. A series of policy alternatives is suggested here that might make the first scenario possible
Battle · Capitalism · China · Communism · Economic system · Economics · Economy · Government (linguistics) · Market socialism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Presidency · Socialism · Socialist economics · State (computer science) · State socialism · Subsidy · Victory · Cuban History and Society · History · Law
To Make a World Safe for Revolution
Opening Paths to Renewed Popular Participation
Cuban Social Policy
Continuity and Change in Cuba at 50
Revolutionary Cuba at 50
Celebrating the Life and Thought of Ruy Mauro Marini
The Cuban Revolution and the New Latin American Leadership
Cuban Internationalism, Che Guevara, and the Survival of Cuba's Socialist Regime
Participation and Decision Making in Local Spaces in Cuba
Cuba
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2014 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |