Cuba After Castro: Legacies, Challenges, and Impediments
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The most unique part of this book is where authors Gonzalez and McCarthy discuss a topic seldom addressed by either proponents or opponents of the Castro regime: The authors point to the fact that "although slavery was not abolished by Spain until , more than 20 years after Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, Cuba racism seemed nevertheless appeared to be humanized when compared with the overt, violent racism found in the United States. The Spanish colonial government, for example, barred discrimination in public hiring as early as ; two years later, racial discrimination was prohibited in theaters, bars, and restaurants, and schools were opened to black children".
What are the political, social, and economic challenges that Cuba will have to confront? East Dane Designer Men's Fashion. Edward Gonzalez , Kevin F. Second, Chavez and Venezuela have grown significantly closer in the past 5 years. They conclude by offering policy guidelines for the United States to foster astable and prosperous post-Castro Cuba.
We are also told that Fulgencio Batista, a man of mixed Afro-Cuban-Chinese heritage, was elected President in Unfortunately, he chose a coup to regain power in Not to mention the presence of many other Afro-Cubans in the Senate and lower chamber and that Afro-Cubans made up The authors also discuss racial issues facing Cuba in the last few years, such as under-representation of blacks in the Castro regime and in jobs in the emerging tourism industry.
As Cuba nears the end of an era with the aging of the ruling Castro brothers, what is the legacy, challenges, and impediments that need to be surmounted in a post Castro era if Cuba is to develop economically and transition to democracy? Should a post-Casto regime try to remain a dictatorship it may find itself following old failed policies. Cuba's civil society and market sectors look too embryonic, and democratic political opposition forces too decimated, for a pro-democracy upheaval to take hold naturally. Amongst various scenarios, the authors suggest that it is most likely that the military may take control of the government, perhaps in a similar fashion to the way that General Jaruzelski did in Poland from One person found this helpful.
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Cuba After Castro: Legacies, Challenges, and Impediments
Legacies, Challenges, and Impediments 4. Examines the political, social, and economic challenges the Cuban government and people will likely face in a post-Castro Cuba; When the end of the Castro era arrives, the successor government and the Cuban people will need to answer certain questions: How is CastroOs more than four-decade rule likely to affect a post-Castro Cuba?
What will be the political, social, and ec Examines the political, social, and economic challenges the Cuban government and people will likely face in a post-Castro Cuba; When the end of the Castro era arrives, the successor government and the Cuban people will need to answer certain questions: What will be the political, social, and economic challenges Cuba will confront?
What are the impediments to CubaOs economic development and democratic transition?
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The authors examine CastroOs political legacies, CubaOs generational and racial divisions, its demographic predicament, the legacy of a centralized economy, and the need for industrial restructuring. Paperback , pages. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Cuba After Castro , please sign up. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Apr 08, John rated it it was amazing Shelves: My only iss This was a very insightful and informative book about Cuba's recent history and prognostications for the future.
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