El Gran Debate: Sobre la economia en Cuba (Ocean Sur) (Spanish Edition) [Paperback]

Ernesto Che Guevara (Author), Ernest Mandel (Author), Charles Bettelheim (Author)

Book Description

Series: Ocean Sur | Publication Date: October 1, 2005

What is the relevance of Marxist economics in the post-Soviet era? As minister of industry in the early years of the Cuban Revolution, Che Guevara initiated an unprecedented and controversial debate on the economic challenges of the “transition to socialism.” Here, Che Guevara discusses with leading international political economists, including Charles Bettelheim and Ernest Mandel, a humanist approach to socialist economic structures.

Available in English as The Great Debate on Political Economy (ISBN 1-876175-54-0)

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About the Author

Ernesto Che Guevara was a leading member of the revolutionary government in Cuba after 1959. He was appointed Minister of Industry and later, as head of the Cuban National Bank, his simple signature of "Che" on Cuba's banknotes angered the heads of international banks and finance capital who considered it a denigration of his office. · Ernest Mandel is the author of "Late Capitalism" and "Marxist Economy Theory" and numerous books on political economy, and was a participant in the 1963-64 debate in Cuba. · Charles Bettelheim is the co-author of "On the Transition to Socialism" with Paul Sweezy

Product Details

• Paperback: 430 pages
• Publisher: Ocean Press; annotated edition edition (October 1, 2005)
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN-10: 1876175680
• ISBN-13: 978-1876175689
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 6.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,736,626 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)