The Cuban Revolution in crisis : from managing socialism to managing survival / Frank T. Fitzgerald.

The appendix (pages 215 - 228) contains tables for chapters 2 through 5.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-214) and index.

1. Introduction: roots of the crisis -- 2. The young revolution confronts a skills shortage -- 3. The 1960s: development strategies, experiments, and crisis -- 4. The post-1970 rectification and the new professionals -- 5. Managing the transition from old cadres to new professionals -- 6. Democratic and bureaucratic centralism in the Cuban economy up to 1986 -- 7. Rectification versus bureaucratic centralism in the late 1980s -- 8. Conclusion: the "special period" crisis

"The Cuban Revolution never faced such deep economic and political challenges as those brought on by the collapse of its former Soviet and Eastern block allies. With it economic lifeline cut and its enemies emboldened, friend and foe alike ask: Can the Revolution survive? And who will inherit the leadership after the old guard passes from the scene? 'The Cuban Revolution in Crisis' addresses these questions by examining the key social groups at different levels of Cuban society -- how they grew, what they do. Author Frank T. Fitzgerald widens our view of the island's revolutionary process, including the rise of Cuba's 'new professionals' and of their relations to 'old cadres,' revolutionary leaders, and workers. Going beyond a narrow focus on the actions and pronouncements of Fidel Castro and a few other leaders, this volume advances our understanding of Cuba's crisis and offers some thought-provoking speculations on its future." -- from the back cover

"Frank T. Fitzgerald is an associate professor of sociology at the College of St. Rose, Albany. A member of the editorial board of 'Science and Society,' he has written widely on third world politics and society is author of an earlier book on Cuba, 'Managing Socialism.' " -- from the back cover

Gift of Karen Wald.