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The Cuban Revolution and Internationalism: Structuring Education and Health

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Abstract

Cuba is not a wealthy country. With a population of almost 12 million, it has an average annual GDP income of less than $8,000 per person, which is similar to that of Jamaica and many of the countries of the Caribbean region. It is a world away from the per capita income in rich countries, which varies from $30,000 to $48,000^ Yet, with limited resources, Cuba has the political will and organizational skills to have managed, since the 1960s, a massive, flexible, and targeted program of overseas assistance primarily to other low-income states, in education and other fields, such as health and engineering.

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Hickling-Hudson, A., Gonzalez, J.C., Lehr, S., Viani, M.M. (2012). The Cuban Revolution and Internationalism: Structuring Education and Health. In: Hickling-Hudson, A., González, J.C., Preston, R. (eds) The Capacity to Share. Postcolonial Studies in Education. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137014634_2

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