Re: Cuban democracy

[Louis Proyect <lnp3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>thank you for extensive and interesting synopsis of Cuban democracy.
>
>questions: does the book cover in detail who among the NA, PA and the
>President's staff (executive) make which economic decisions?  example:
>who prepares and approves the economic plan?
>
>thanks for your response.
>
>norm

Two things: One, I have read and reviewed Arnold August's book myself. It
is focused on the municipal elections so it really does not and can not
address questions such as how Cuba will allocate resources or manage
foreign investment. I think there is a gap in Cuba scholarship around the
question of democracy at the national level. If I run across something, I
will comment on it.

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Louis Proyect
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