Cubans: a Vulnerable Society?

• Authors: Dembicz Katarzyna
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The changes that have been taking place in Cuba in recent years, especially after its resumption of relations with the United States, have lead us to view this insular society as vulnerable. The opening of the economy and the growing importance of the private sector are creating social changes both positive and negative. This article seeks to identify the elements that are weakening Cuban society and making it vulnerable, as well as analyze the conditions that reinforce the stability on the Island. This article is the result of more than three years of research, thanks to the project Quo Vadis Cuba? Implications for Europe and Poland (2011-2013).

Keywords

EN

Cuba; vulnerability; society; social change; economic change

• Publisher: Księgarnia Akademicka
• Journal: Ad Americam
• Year: 2016
• Issue: 17
• Pages: 109-118

Contributors

author

Dembicz Katarzyna

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12797/AdAmericam.17.2016.17.08