Cuban Education in Neo-liberal Times: Socialist Revolutionaries and State Capitalism

This article outlines the events that have led to Cuba's current engagement with global capitalism and the implications for Cuban education. The author looks at what Noam Chomsky (1999) has repeatedly referred to as "Cuba's trouble making in the hemisphere," such as it is. The au...

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Published inJournal for critical education policy studies Vol. 5; no. 1
Main Author Malott, Curry
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published The Institute for Education Policy Studies 01.05.2007
Subjects
Cuba
Educational Policy
Educational Quality
Foreign Countries
Foreign Policy
Global Approach
Latin Americans
Political Attitudes
Political Influences
Privatization
Social Systems
Cuba
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Summary:This article outlines the events that have led to Cuba's current engagement with global capitalism and the implications for Cuban education. The author looks at what Noam Chomsky (1999) has repeatedly referred to as "Cuba's trouble making in the hemisphere," such as it is. The author answers the question, "Why does the US government hate Cuba?" He then explores the implications of the United States' war against Cuba. After looking at neo-liberalism and the fall of Soviet Communism, the author examines Cuba's internationally renowned education system and why it remains sheltered from the direct forces of neo-liberal privatization when other areas of the economy have been opened up for international private investment. Finally, the author reflects on the lessons one can discern from Cuba about resisting capitalism.
ISSN:1740-2743