Western Hemisphere
Edited by Jorge Heine and Andrew S. Thompson
The authors in this volume oscillate between recognizing the urgency of a large international role in a fragile or failed state and arguing that local ownership and national institution building are required for lasting change.
This tightly constructed, analytic memoir, whose title translates as Notes on Cuban Economy, offers a rare glimpse into the thinking of a former senior member of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party.
For some left-socialists like Farber, no society seems to have measured up since the Paris Commune of 1871. But patient readers will be rewarded by his frequent insights, stimulating historical comparisons, and command of the data relating to Cuba’s economic and social performance.
In this poignant memoir, Ramírez extols the idealism of the youthful Sandinistas, too many of whom fell as martyrs in their bloody battles against the tyrannical Somoza dynasty.
