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The ‘puzzle’ of autocratic resilience/regime collapse: the case of Cuba

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Why do some authoritarian regimes abruptly collapse, whereas others display remarkable resilience and durability? This article addresses one particularly striking example. Why did the Batista regime in Cuba unexpectedly and suddenly disintegrate in 1958 under challenge from the small guerrilla force that Fidel Castro had established in the Sierra Maestra, whereas – over half a century later – the Castro regime has not only survived as the most long-lasting system of personalist rule in existence but has actually displayed a plausible capacity to perpetuate itself after the inevitably approaching death of its founders?

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  • Laurence Whitehead, 2016. "The ‘puzzle’ of autocratic resilience/regime collapse: the case of Cuba," Third World Quarterly, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 37(9), pages 1666-1682, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ctwqxx:v:37:y:2016:i:9:p:1666-1682
    DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2016.1188661
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