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
Summary
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
