Author: Sergio Díaz-Briquets
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292789424
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
While Fidel Castro maintained his longtime grip on Cuba, revolutionary scholars and policy analysts turned their attention from how Castro succeeded (and failed), to how Castro himself would be succeeded—by a new government. Among the many questions to be answered was how the new government would deal with the corruption that has become endemic in Cuba. Even though combating corruption cannot be the central aim of post-Castro policy, Sergio Díaz-Briquets and Jorge Pérez-López suggest that, without a strong plan to thwart it, corruption will undermine the new economy, erode support for the new government, and encourage organized crime. In short, unless measures are taken to stem corruption, the new Cuba could be as messy as the old Cuba. Fidel Castro did not bring corruption to Cuba; he merely institutionalized it. Official corruption has crippled Cuba since the colonial period, but Castro's state-run monopolies, cronyism, and lack of accountability have made Cuba one of the world's most corrupt states. The former communist countries in Eastern Europe were also extremely corrupt, and analyses of their transitional periods suggest that those who have taken measures to control corruption have had more successful transitions, regardless of whether the leadership tilted toward socialism or democracy. To that end, Díaz-Briquets and Pérez-López, both Cuban Americans, do not advocate any particular system for Cuba's next government, but instead prescribe uniquely Cuban policies to minimize corruption whatever direction the country takes after Castro. As their work makes clear, averting corruption may be the most critical obstacle in creating a healthy new Cuba.
Corruption in Cuba
Author: Sergio Díaz-Briquets
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292789424
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
While Fidel Castro maintained his longtime grip on Cuba, revolutionary scholars and policy analysts turned their attention from how Castro succeeded (and failed), to how Castro himself would be succeeded—by a new government. Among the many questions to be answered was how the new government would deal with the corruption that has become endemic in Cuba. Even though combating corruption cannot be the central aim of post-Castro policy, Sergio Díaz-Briquets and Jorge Pérez-López suggest that, without a strong plan to thwart it, corruption will undermine the new economy, erode support for the new government, and encourage organized crime. In short, unless measures are taken to stem corruption, the new Cuba could be as messy as the old Cuba. Fidel Castro did not bring corruption to Cuba; he merely institutionalized it. Official corruption has crippled Cuba since the colonial period, but Castro's state-run monopolies, cronyism, and lack of accountability have made Cuba one of the world's most corrupt states. The former communist countries in Eastern Europe were also extremely corrupt, and analyses of their transitional periods suggest that those who have taken measures to control corruption have had more successful transitions, regardless of whether the leadership tilted toward socialism or democracy. To that end, Díaz-Briquets and Pérez-López, both Cuban Americans, do not advocate any particular system for Cuba's next government, but instead prescribe uniquely Cuban policies to minimize corruption whatever direction the country takes after Castro. As their work makes clear, averting corruption may be the most critical obstacle in creating a healthy new Cuba.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292789424
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
While Fidel Castro maintained his longtime grip on Cuba, revolutionary scholars and policy analysts turned their attention from how Castro succeeded (and failed), to how Castro himself would be succeeded—by a new government. Among the many questions to be answered was how the new government would deal with the corruption that has become endemic in Cuba. Even though combating corruption cannot be the central aim of post-Castro policy, Sergio Díaz-Briquets and Jorge Pérez-López suggest that, without a strong plan to thwart it, corruption will undermine the new economy, erode support for the new government, and encourage organized crime. In short, unless measures are taken to stem corruption, the new Cuba could be as messy as the old Cuba. Fidel Castro did not bring corruption to Cuba; he merely institutionalized it. Official corruption has crippled Cuba since the colonial period, but Castro's state-run monopolies, cronyism, and lack of accountability have made Cuba one of the world's most corrupt states. The former communist countries in Eastern Europe were also extremely corrupt, and analyses of their transitional periods suggest that those who have taken measures to control corruption have had more successful transitions, regardless of whether the leadership tilted toward socialism or democracy. To that end, Díaz-Briquets and Pérez-López, both Cuban Americans, do not advocate any particular system for Cuba's next government, but instead prescribe uniquely Cuban policies to minimize corruption whatever direction the country takes after Castro. As their work makes clear, averting corruption may be the most critical obstacle in creating a healthy new Cuba.
Physics
Author: Douglas C. Giancoli
Publisher: Pearson Educación
ISBN: 9789702606956
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 850
Book Description
Presents basic concepts in physics, covering topics such as kinematics, Newton's laws of motion, gravitation, fluids, sound, heat, thermodynamics, magnetism, nuclear physics, and more, examples, practice questions and problems.
Publisher: Pearson Educación
ISBN: 9789702606956
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 850
Book Description
Presents basic concepts in physics, covering topics such as kinematics, Newton's laws of motion, gravitation, fluids, sound, heat, thermodynamics, magnetism, nuclear physics, and more, examples, practice questions and problems.
Luna, Luna
Author: Julio Marzán
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Contains twenty-one essays that describe ways Spanish and Latino literature has been used in the classroom, discussing the works of Federico García Lorca, Pablo Neruda, Sandra Cisneros, and others.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Contains twenty-one essays that describe ways Spanish and Latino literature has been used in the classroom, discussing the works of Federico García Lorca, Pablo Neruda, Sandra Cisneros, and others.
The First Noël
Author: Jan Pieńkowski
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780744557800
Category : Jesus Christ
Languages : en
Pages : 10
Book Description
Novelty book, intricate paper engineering. NOT suitable for extensive library use. Useful for preschool storytime sessions. All ages.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780744557800
Category : Jesus Christ
Languages : en
Pages : 10
Book Description
Novelty book, intricate paper engineering. NOT suitable for extensive library use. Useful for preschool storytime sessions. All ages.
Cielo nocturno con heridas de fuego
Author: Ocean Vuong
Publisher: Vaso Roto Ediciones
ISBN: 8412214684
Category : Poetry
Languages : es
Pages : 187
Book Description
Erudito, delicado, desgarrador, Vuong enraíza su poesía en el mito grecolatino y la combina con la musicalidad de su Vietnam natal para abordar, con un coraje lleno de belleza, el exilio, la guerra y la homofobia. Escribe con la humildad y el orgullo de quien se sabe el primer alfabetizado en una familia en la que la poesía siempre fue oral y demuestra su amor por la lengua y el país que le sirvieron de refugio. Pero no por ello deja de manifestar extrañeza. Vuong escribe como inmigrante, refugiado y homosexual en una América marcada por el prejuicio y los traumas de una guerra sin la cuál no hubiera nacido, pero que le marcó con el estigma del exiliado.
Publisher: Vaso Roto Ediciones
ISBN: 8412214684
Category : Poetry
Languages : es
Pages : 187
Book Description
Erudito, delicado, desgarrador, Vuong enraíza su poesía en el mito grecolatino y la combina con la musicalidad de su Vietnam natal para abordar, con un coraje lleno de belleza, el exilio, la guerra y la homofobia. Escribe con la humildad y el orgullo de quien se sabe el primer alfabetizado en una familia en la que la poesía siempre fue oral y demuestra su amor por la lengua y el país que le sirvieron de refugio. Pero no por ello deja de manifestar extrañeza. Vuong escribe como inmigrante, refugiado y homosexual en una América marcada por el prejuicio y los traumas de una guerra sin la cuál no hubiera nacido, pero que le marcó con el estigma del exiliado.
Author:
Publisher: Raúl Alberto Vélez Arredondo
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 77
Book Description
Publisher: Raúl Alberto Vélez Arredondo
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 77
Book Description
Detonography
Author: Evelyn Rosenberg
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
ISBN: 0826353606
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
"Detonography, a unique metal bas-relief sculpture technique employing C1 explosives, was developed by New Mexico artist Evelyn Rosenberg in 1985. This lavishly illustrated project presents a concise biography of the artist, showcases the impressive results of the detonography technique, and explores the challenges of creating art under these conditions"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
ISBN: 0826353606
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
"Detonography, a unique metal bas-relief sculpture technique employing C1 explosives, was developed by New Mexico artist Evelyn Rosenberg in 1985. This lavishly illustrated project presents a concise biography of the artist, showcases the impressive results of the detonography technique, and explores the challenges of creating art under these conditions"--Provided by publisher.
Y el Viento Volvió
Author: Topiltzin II
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1412073650
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 676
Book Description
Puede darse la felicidad sin dolor? El hombre se empena en ser feliz evitando a toda costa el sufrimiento, sin entender que el dolor -de parto- es el preludio de la felicidad.
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1412073650
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 676
Book Description
Puede darse la felicidad sin dolor? El hombre se empena en ser feliz evitando a toda costa el sufrimiento, sin entender que el dolor -de parto- es el preludio de la felicidad.
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Gathering of the Tribe: Acid
Author: Mark Goodall
Publisher: SCB Distributors
ISBN: 1915316049
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
The records discussed in GATHERING OF THE TRIBE: ACID explore the key aspects of the acid experience, these being principally the way in which psychedelic drugs intensify sensory impressions (sound and vision); the ability to experience different dimensions simultaneously and mystical dimensions where the individual feels unified with the cosmos. This music also explores aspects of the infamous ‘bad trip’ or the ‘terror that was wrong’, where positive feelings are replaced by paranoia, depression, anxiety and disturbing flashbacks, the ‘other side of anguish’. About the series: GATHERING OF THE TRIBE is an on-going series about the mysterious power of sound and tone, with each book devoted to reviewing records that reveal divine and cosmic laws, voyages to other worlds or use sound as a tool for transformation. While highly selective, the series offers a practical guide to the ultimate occult record collection. Rare album sleeves complement each review.
Publisher: SCB Distributors
ISBN: 1915316049
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
The records discussed in GATHERING OF THE TRIBE: ACID explore the key aspects of the acid experience, these being principally the way in which psychedelic drugs intensify sensory impressions (sound and vision); the ability to experience different dimensions simultaneously and mystical dimensions where the individual feels unified with the cosmos. This music also explores aspects of the infamous ‘bad trip’ or the ‘terror that was wrong’, where positive feelings are replaced by paranoia, depression, anxiety and disturbing flashbacks, the ‘other side of anguish’. About the series: GATHERING OF THE TRIBE is an on-going series about the mysterious power of sound and tone, with each book devoted to reviewing records that reveal divine and cosmic laws, voyages to other worlds or use sound as a tool for transformation. While highly selective, the series offers a practical guide to the ultimate occult record collection. Rare album sleeves complement each review.