CUBA: The Great Journey in Economic Development on the United State’s

CUBA The Great Journey in Economic Development on the United States DoorstepIntroduction A word of Cuba and the occurrences within the country over the last century is often surrounded by probing analysis as to the extent to which the Revolution of 1959 actually served as a change from past regimes. It is ignorant to evaluate the revolution in a vacuum, because past events that created the climate where such a change could take place. hitherto it is also immature to state that 1959 was purely a product of history and previous revolutions. The story of the Cuban revolution and events since does not begin with the revolution itself. Rather, it starts from the political, economic, and neighborly situations which evolved over centuries. The revolution of 1959 was not the first revolution to take place in Cuba. Political struggles within the state had been occurring for years trying to create a stable system that would provide the stage for Cuba to assume its possible level of economic development and growth. Additionally, there was a desire to release the population from authoritarian control. The rise of the leader Fidel Castro continues to mark a drastic divergence from previous leadership and policy. For this reason the political changes of 1959 and afterwards must be viewed as a revolution, a complete change of the political system and policy of Cuba. Moreover, after seizing control of Cuba, Fidel Castro implemented a very unique form of fabianism often referred to as Castroism. Under Castros control and with substantial help from the Soviet Union Cuba flourished in a number of areas including health care and equality. This communism and relationship with the U.S.S.R., however, led... ...kin, p. 537 Rabkin, p. 508 Rabkin, p. 549 Rabkin, p. 5410 Peter Taaffe, Mai Cuba Socialism and Democracy. 2000. http//www.slp.at/theorie/cuba_2.html11 Peter Taaffe, Mai Cuba Socialism and Democracy. 2000. http//www.slp.at /theorie/cuba_2.html.12 Rabkin, p. 5313 Rabkin, p. 5514 Rabkin, 51.15 Rabkin, p. 17016 Speech by Fidel Castro, celestial latitude 6, 2002, attended by Kimberly Roberts17 Plank, p. vii18 Plank (Wriston), p. 3219 Plank (Wriston), p. 3620 Peter Taaffe, Mai Cuba Socialism and Democracy. 2000. http//www.slp.at/theorie/cuba_2.html.21 Peter Taaffe, Mai Cuba Socialism and Democracy. 2000. http//www.slp.at/theorie/cuba_2.html.22 Garza, Laura. UN Condemns U.S. Embargo On Cuba 1995.23 Plank (Wriston), p. 4024 Rabkin, p. 53