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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments / Roman, Peter J. -- Abbreviations -- 1. The Eisenhower Administration, Presidential Power, and Nuclear Policy -- 2. Soviet Missiles, Warning, and Perceptions of Vulnerability -- 3. The Challenge to Massive Retaliation -- 4. Defense Budgets and the Public Debate over the Missile Gap -- 5. Strategic Force Planning during the Missile Gap Period -- 6. Eisenhower and the Missile Gap in Perspective -- Notes -- Index

1.Early Theories of Socialist Representative Government.Rousseau.Marx and Engels.The 1871 Paris Commune --2.Lenin and the Socialist State.The Soviets.The Dictatorship of the Proletariat.One-Party Rule and Centralization.The Soviets After Stalin --3.The Organs of People's Power: An Overview.Revolutionary Government in the Early Years.The Institutionalization Process, 1970-1976.The Municipal Assembly.The Provincial Assembly.The National Assembly.The Communist Party --4.Nominations and Elections.Municipal Assembly Delegate Nominations.From Nominations to Elections.Candidacy Commissions.National and Provincial Assembly Nominations.National and Provincial Assembly Elections --5.Accountability.The Mandate System in Cuba.Delegate Accountability and Citizen Input.Representation and Accountability.Problems in Accountability.Information and Input.Economic Planning.Accountability Sessions --6.The People's Councils.Fieldwork.

The study on which this book is based began in 1986 with the fifth legislative session of the Cuban municipal assemblies. The research on which the book is based was supported in part by grants from the City University of New York PSC/CUNY Research Foundation.

Giving credence to the Cuban concept of democracy and taking into account the unique characteristics of the Cuban candidate selection and composition of the Cuban National Assembly, noncompetitive elections and a one party system do not necessarily translate into an undemocratic electoral process. The electoral process for municipal assembly delegates shows that open nominations and competitive elections are not incompatible with Cuban socialism and Cuba's goals of participation, involvement and representation. Resumen: Eligiendo a los diputados a la Asamblea Nacional de Cuba: Propuestas, Selecciones, Nominaciones y CampañasReconociendo el concepto cubano de democracia y tomando en cuenta las características únicas de la selección de candidatos en Cuba y de la composición de la Asamblea Nacional cubana, de las elecciones no competitivas y del sistema unipartidista, no se traduce necesariamente en un proceso electoral no democrático. El proceso electoral para elegir a los delegados a la asamblea municipal muestra que las nominaciones abiertas y las elecciones competitivas no son incompatibles con el socialismo cubano y los objetivos cubanos de participación, compromiso y representación.

Reports on meetings of workers sponsored by the Cuban Workers' Federation, held in 80,000 workplaces and involving 85 percent of the workforce during 1994. Central de Trabajadores de Cuba (CTC); describes issues raised at several meetings and examines government response to workers' recommendations.