Kristen Hodgson Comparative Politics April 4, 2002 Cuba as a Totalitarian Regime Or is this in the past? There are some distinct characteristics of totalitarianism from which many others stem from, the tendency towards a monistic center of government, the existence of a strong ideology, mobilization of the population through mass organizations, and a strong one party system are the main characteristics. From these characteristics many others emerge, such as the use of terrorism to discourage opposition …
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…continuation of time Cuba may eventually evolve into a highly successful country. Bibliography 1."Cuba."Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia Standdard 2001. CD-ROM. Micrsoft Corp. 2001. 2. Linz, Juan J. Totalitarian and Authoritarian Regimes. Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2000. 3.Halebsky, Sandor and Kirk John M., ed. Cuba in Transition: Crisis and Transformation. Boulder: Westview Press, 1992. 4. Tovar, Carlos Mendez. Democracy in Cuba?. Havana: Editorial Jose Marti, 1997. * note - all government information is cited at the end of each paragraph pertaining to that information.