The knowledge economy and socialism : science and society in Cuba /

""Cuba's future must, by necessity, be a future of scientists," Fidel Castro proclaimed in 1960. As Agustín Lage Dávila shows in this pathbreaking book, Cuba has in fact become a global leader in both the generation and application of scientific knowledge-as demonstrated by its...

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Hlavní autor: Lage Dávila, Agustín, 1949- (Autor)
Médium: Licensed eBooks
Jazyk:angličtina
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Vydáno: New York : Monthly Review Press, [2024]
On-line přístup:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/jj.25968830
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Shrnutí:""Cuba's future must, by necessity, be a future of scientists," Fidel Castro proclaimed in 1960. As Agustín Lage Dávila shows in this pathbreaking book, Cuba has in fact become a global leader in both the generation and application of scientific knowledge-as demonstrated by its ubiquitous production of socially useful products, from vaccines and medicines, to organic food. Speaking from his position as a noted Cuban immunologist, Dr. Lage shows how Cuba achieved such prominence, positing that the training of its scientists, their scientific practices, and their relationships with the Cuban people are intimately connected to the socialist culture that derived from the Cuban Revolution"--
Popis jednotky:Originally published in 2013 in Spanish as: La economía del conocimiento y el socialismo.
Fyzický popis:1 online resource
Bibliografie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781685900441
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