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Power to the People Energy and the Cuban Nuclear Program
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 fuels as well as Russia1s willingness to underwrite its energy development schemes, post-Cold War Cuba is now confronted with the daunting tasks of expanding its energy capabilities while simultaneously replacing its energy infrastructure. Drawing on extensive fieldwork in Cuba, this book looks in depth at the economic, social, and political implications of what is rapidly becoming one of the next century1s most important public policy issues in Cuba.
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
