1st Edition
Power to the People Energy and the Cuban Nuclear Program
By Jonathan Benjamin-Alvarado
Copyright 2000
200 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 2000. Why would Cuba, an isolated and impoverished country, be trying to develop a nuclear energy capability and why would it attempt to expand its energy generation capability when it can barely feed its population? This book seeks to clarify the risks and opportunities associated with the development and expansion of the Cuban energy sector. Once reliant on imported fossil... Read more
Chapter 1 Contextualizing Cuba’s Nuclear Program; Chapter 2 Theoretical and Substantive Dimensions of Modernization and Development in Cuba; Chapter 3 The Quest for Power; Chapter 4 The External Factors of Influence on Cuba’s Nuclear Ambitions; Chapter 5 On Cuba’s Decision to Pursue a Nuclear Energy Capability; Chapter 6 Postscript;
Biography
Jonathan Benjamin-Alvarado is an instructor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Georgia and is the Senior Research Associate for the Cuba Nuclear Energy Project at the University's Center for International Trade and Security.
"The author examines . . . the social, economic, and political implications of what is becoming one of Cuba's most important public-policy initiatives in the new century. Benjamin-Alvarado conducted extensive field research and explores the implications of U.S. opposition to the project, as well as the position of numerous multinational regulatory bodies." -- Booklist
