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Book SynopsisThe book examines U.S.-Cuba relations within the framework of the United States long-standing policy agenda of promoting a democratic transition in Cuba. The study builds a theoretical framework which is used to analyze the assumptions underlying the U.S. strategy and presents a rich empirical analysis that gives insight into the failure of U.S. policy to produce neither the collapse of the Cuban regime nor a transition to democracy.
Trade ReviewSeaman (social sciences, U. of Osnabruck, Germany) conducts an analysis of US policy towards Cuba during the Bush years (although the relative continuity in policy under Obama means that Seaman's findings on the ineptness of the policy remain relevant). Reference & Research Book News
Table of Contents* Introduction * The Genesis of U.S. Democracy Promotion in Cuba * Top-down: The Theoretical Framework * Top-down: The Empirical Analysis * Bottom-up: The Theoretical Framework * Bottom-up: The Empirical Analysis * U.S. Democracy Promotion in Cuba: Conclusion
