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The book argues that the Cuban Revolution warrants a closer look as a model of socialist human development. A re-reading of the Cuban Revolution from this angle engages unresolved issues in the theory of socialist humanism and the notion of human development popularized by the United Nations Development Programme (i.e., predicated on capitalism). UNDP economists and other agencies of international cooperation for development give a human face to a capitalist development process that is anything but humane. Socialism in Cuba has taken a very different form (socialist human development) than it did elsewhere in the twentieth century. The Cuban Revolution's unique characteristics enabled it to survive adverse conditions - a 'near-perfect storm' - that still threaten its evolution.

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Author:   Henry Veltmeyer ,  Mark Rushton
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   36
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.806kg
ISBN:  

9789004210431

ISBN 10:   9004210431
Pages:   370
Publication Date:   11 November 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Acronyms List of Tables and Figures 1. Introduction THE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT PROBLEMATIC 2. Human development, capitalism and socialism 3. Human development in practice 4. Socialism, human development and the cuban revolution DIMENSIONS OF SOCIALIST HUMAN DEVELOPMENT 5. Socialism as revolutionary consciousness: Dynamics of a cultural revolution 6. Human development as social welfare 7. The equality predicament of socialist humanism 8. Socialist human development as freedom 9. In solidarity: A matter of fundamental principle SOCIALISM IN A CAPITALIST WORLD 10. Human development in the era of globalization 11. Continuity and change: Revolution for A new millennium 12. Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Henry Veltmeyer, PhD (1975) in Political Science, McMaster University, is Professor of Development Studies at the Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas (Mexico) and Saint Mary’s University (Canada). He has published extensively on the political economy of globalization and developments in Latin America. Recent publications include The Critical Development Studies Handbook: Tools for Change. Mark Rushton, PhD (2010), in Development Studies, Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, is a freelance consultant, copyeditor, academic translator and author, with a specialist interest in Cuba and the development implications of information technology.

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