According to the author, while a tide of political and economic change has swept the USSR and Eastern Europe since mid-1989, Cuba has adamantly held on to a one-party political system and to orthodox central planning. He explores the implications for the Cuban economy of reforms in the foreign...

"The Cuban model of communism has been an inspiration--from both a positive and negative perspective--for social movements, political leaders, and cultural expressionists around the world. With changes in leadership, the pace of change has accelerated following decades of economic struggles. The...