The Problem of Democracy in Cuba

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The Problem of Democracy in Cuba is written by Carollee Bengelsdorf and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0195090144 (ISBN 10) and 9780195090147 (ISBN 13).

"A belated, but nontheless very good effort to explore the irreconocilable tension between democracy and authoritarian, paternalist socialism in revolutionary Cuba. Informed by critical Marxism, book challenges the notion that Cuba is an excellent case of 'direct democracy,' laying responsibility for the absence of freedom and accountability squarely on Castro's dictatorial vocation and the Communist party's hegemony. In a surprising departure, author concludes that 'to the degree the (Cuban) leadership continues to insist upon defining the boundaries of civil society, it must in the end fail' (p. 178)"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.