Introduction
1. Globalisation: Understanding the Rationale for an
Alternative
2. Western Liberal Democracy: Definitions, Ideology and
Alternatives
3. The Cuban Revolution: Building a Participatory Democratic
Process
4. The Revolution in Crisis
5. Defending Socialism against Global Capitalism. Internal Dynamics
and External Opportunities
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
George Lambie is a Principal Lecturer in the Department of Public Policy at De Montfort University in Leicester. He is the author of The Cuban Revolution in the 21st Century (Pluto, 2010). He is Visiting Professor of the University of Havana and joint-Editor of the International Journal of Cuban Studies.
'A significant contribution to debates over the future of Cuban
socialism. Highly Recommended' -- CHOICE
'A refreshing study on one of the most significant attempts of our
age to chart an alternative course of development' -- Professor
William I. Robinson, University of California, author of Latin
America and Global Capitalism (2008)
'The Cuban revolution continues to divide and confuse in Latin
America as elsewhere, not least because it is set against absolute
measures of what a 'true' socialist country should look like.
George Lambie instead assesses Cuba at a key point in its history
from the point of view of its own standards and objectives. A must
read' -- Professor Ronaldo Munck, City University of Dublin and
author of Contemporary Latin America (2008)
'How the Cuban revolution survived the fall of Communism is a
question that continues to challenge social scientists across the
globe. Lambie goes beyond the specifics of the island and its
internal situation, and posits the question in the context of the
wider world. His analysis is unique and essential not just for
students of Cuba, but anyone wishing to understand the global order
and the roots of the current crisis' -- Dr Stephen Wilkinson,
Director Centre for Caribbean and Latin American Research and
Consultancy, London Metropolitan University
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