Debating Cuban Exceptionalism

This volume traces the developments in Cuba following the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 and the subsequent definitive demise of state socialism. Working from the premise that most non-European countries did not undergo the economic and political regime changes experienced by their European counterparts, this volume examines the nature of Cuban socialism. Topics covered include: the reasons for the persistence of " the Cuban model," and an examination of the complex interaction between elite and non-elite actors, as well as between domestic and international forces.

Bert Hoffmann is Senior Researcher, Institute of Latin American Studies, German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Hamburg.
Laurence Whitehead is Official Fellow in Politics, Nuffield College.