This paper reviews the situation in the agricultural sector and food security in Cuba and in particular the … countries" and show that Cuba does not fit easily in one of the transition patterns, and, in a way, has characteristics of "a …

deviant case of Cuba's 'non-transition' from a comparative social science perspective can shed light on the peculiarities of … this case and, more importantly, test the general assumptions underlying post-1989 expectations of regime change in Cuba … exceptionalism with a more long-term historic perspective. Moreover, they suggest that interpretations of Cuba as simply a 'belated …

attributed to charismatic rule: Cuba's longstanding exceptionalism regarding the 'second man' behind the leader; the succession … Herrschaft Fidel Castros in Kuba einen denkbar prominenten Testfall dar, seit Fidel Castro im Juli 2006 die Amtsgeschäfte …

There is widespread discussion both within and outside Cuba concerning what direction the Cuban economy will go under … needed to intelligently discuss that issue- where Cuba's economy stands today, and what type of reforms Cuba's political and … economic issues Cuba faces in regards to both the present and the near future, and thereby give a solidly information …

social policies were the main social elevators for the formerly underprivileged classes in socialist Cuba, the economic … business sector in Cuba has largely disfavoured Afro-Cubans, due to their lack of access to pre-revolutionary property and …

examines two cases of reformed communist regimes (China and Vietnam) with two relatively unreformed cases (North Korea and Cuba … a flexible legitimation strategy while North Korea and Cuba adopted a comparatively rigid legitimation approach. …

This paper investigates why the US economic embargo against Cuba is still in place, despite its lack of effectiveness … Cuba, but rather because it satisfies certain interest groups in the US. An article with similar methodology from 1997 is … the maintenance of the sanctions against Cuba have significantly weakened since 1997. Additionally, the general US …

dictatorial regimes, with special emphasis on the relationship between dictatorship and investors. The hotel business in Cuba is …