'Che' Guevara : the economics of revolution / Helen Yaffé.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yaffe, Helen.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Guevara, Che, 1928-1967.

Cuba--Economic conditions--1959-1990.

Cuba.

Economic conditions.

Cuba--Politics and government--1959-1990.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xiii, 354 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.

Summary:

Fifty years since the Cuban Revolution and over four decades after his death, Che Guevara is still both admired and derided, testimony to the fascination his persona continues to hold. Yet his most significant contribution remains largely unknown. Based on new archival research and interviews with his contemporaries and colleagues, this book records Guevara's contribution to industrial organisation, economic management and socialist political economy debates as a member of the Cuban government. It rescues the history of his work as President of the National Bank, head of the Department of Industrialisation and Minister of Industries from 1959-65.

Guevara created the Budgetary Finance System, an economic management system unique to socialism and based on the productive and managerial techniques of US corporations. It was also consistent with his Marxist analysis and included policies to promote education and training, establish administrative controls, forge workers' participation in management, found science and technology institutes and raise consciousness whilst institutionalising psychology as a management tool. In addition, the book shows how Guevara was able to predict that capitalism would return to the Soviet Union.

Contents:

1 Introduction 1

2 Revolutionary Consolidation and the Emergence of the BFS 12

3 The Great Debate 45

4 Education, Training and Salaries 70

5 Administrative Control, Supervision and Investment 100

6 Collectivising Production and Workers' Participation 131

7 Science and Technology 163

8 Consciousness and Psychology 199

9 Critique of the Soviet Manual of Political Economy 233

10 Guevara's Legacy in Cuba 257.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230218208

0230218202

0230218210

9780230218215

OCLC:

244417315