Cuba Emerging From Covid

Bibliographic Data

ID6380338
AuthorsWilliam M Leogrande (0000-0002-3723-8245, American University), Eric Hershberg (American University)
Year2023
Volume43
Issue2
Pages255-277
Publication date2023-08-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista de ciencia política (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0716-1417 • E-ISSN: 0718-090X
PublisherSciELO Agencia Nacional de Investigacion y Desarrollo (ANID) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.4067/s0718-090x2023005000110
OpenAlexW4388565594
SciELOS0718-090X2023000200255
LanguageEN
References cited11

Cuba experienced continuing economic and political crises throughout 2022, prolonging a slump that resulted from COVIDâ s impact, the effects of US sanctions, and muddled economic policies. The popular anger and frustration that erupted in nationwide protests on July 11, 2021, deepened into a crisis of legitimacy for the government: the foundational social compact of the Revolutionâ to provide social equity and economic security for allâ was not being kept. While ever greater access to communication technologies enabled the citizenry to impact some public policies, questioning of the political system remained off limits. Despite facing political and economic challenges that are frequently the prelude to instability, the Cuban system continued to enjoy sources of resilience characteristic of authoritarian durability. The prospect of a fundamental challenge to regime persistence was therefore unlikely in the near-term, but the corrosive effects of its problems posed significant risks for the future

Authoritarianism · Democracy · Development economics · Economic growth · Economic sanctions · Economic stability · Economics · Government (linguistics · Legitimacy · Political economy · Political instability · Political science · Politics · Cuban History and Society · Law

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