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Cuba remains a one-party communist state with a poor record on human rights. The country's political succession in 2006 from the long-ruling Fidel Castro to his brother Raul was characterized by a remarkable degree of stability. In February 2013, Castro was reappointed to a second five-year term as president (until 2018, when he would be 86 years old), and selected 52- year old former Education Minister Miguel Diaz-Canel as his First Vice President, making him the official successor in the event that Castro cant serve out his term. Raul Castro has implemented a number of gradual ecomic policy changes over the past several years, including an expansion of self-employment. A party congress held in April 2011 laid out numerous ecomic goals that, if implemented, could significantly alter Cuba's state-dominated ecomic model. Few observers, however, expect the government to ease its tight control over the political system. While the government reduced the number of political prisoners in 2010-2011, the number increased in 2012; moreover, short-term detentions and harassment have increased significantly over the past several years.Product Identifiers
PublisherCreatespace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN-101502998920
ISBN-139781502998927
eBay Product ID (ePID)209256617
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SubjectInternational Relations
LanguageEnglish
TypeTextbook
AuthorMark P Sullivan
FormatTrade Paperback (Us) ,Unsewn / Adhesive Bound, Paperback / Softback
Additional Product Features
Date of Publication31/10/2014
Country of PublicationUnited States
Content NoteBlack & White Illustrations