This book analyzes the economic reforms and political adjustments that took place in Cuba during the era of Raúl Castro's leadership and its immediate aftermath, the first year of his successor, Miguel Díaz-Canel. Faced with economic challenges and a political crisis of legitimacy now that the Castro brothers are no longer in power, the Cuban Revolution finds itself at another critical juncture, confronted with the loss of Latin American allies and a more hostile and implacable US administration.

Analyzes ?the formal end of the Castro era in April 2018 in Cuban politics Describes the special character of the Cuban Revolution and its international significance far beyond the size of the small island state Examines the formidable challenges left to the new generation of leaders, including a deep economic crisis and a political crisis of legitimacy

Autorentext

Vegard Bye is Partner at Scanteam a.s., an Oslo-based consulting company. He has studied and written on Cuba for four decades, and coordinated academic collaboration with Cuban institutions on behalf of the University of Oslo.

Inhalt
1 Introduction.- 2 Retreat of State as Economic Actor?.- 3 Achieving the Required Surge in Investment and Growth?.- 4 Political implications of socio-economic changes.- 5 The evolving international arena fitting into a new context.- 6 More Pluralism; or Continued Authoritarianism?.- 7 Evolution of Party and State Relations.- 8 Towards the End of Gerontocracy.- 9 Into the Critical Juncture: Principal Dilemmas and Possible Scenarios.- 10 Conclusions.