Che Guevara The Economics of Revolution [Paperback]

Che Guevara?remains an?iconic figure, four?decades after his death.?Yet his most significant contribution -?his?work as a member of the Cuban government? - is rarely discussed.?This book explores his?impact on?Cuba's economy,?through fascinating new archival material and interviews.Introduction Revolutionary Consolidation and the Emergence of the BFS The Great Debate Education, Training and Salaries Administrative Control, Supervision and Investment Collectivising Production and Workers' Participation Science and Technology Consciousness and Psychology Critique of the Soviet Manual of Political Economy Che Guevara's Legacy in Cuba

The book is an exciting, well written and well-documented narrative and analysis of Che's economic thought, based on years of research with primary (interviews and unpublished files) and secondary sources What is unique about Yaffe's book is her impressive use of new, until now unexplored, Cuban sources: archival material including manuals, annual reports, factory inspection reports, transcripts of the internal meetings at the Ministry of Industry, led by Guevara, and last but not least, interviews with nearly 50 of Che's closest collaborators. In this sense, it is safe to suggest that Helen Yaffe's book is to date the most complete account of the economic thought of Ernesto 'Che' Guevara. - Claes Brundenius, Journal of Latin American Studies

Che Guevara, whose unorthodox economic philosophy has recently been uncovered in a brilliant book by Helen Yaffe, Che Guevara: The Economics of Revolution... - Richard Gott, The Guardian

'This is really an excellent study. I suspect that few 'bourgeois' economists would be even slightly persuaded by Yaffe's arguments, much less Guevara's, but considered as a monograph, Yaffe's book is exhaustively researched, interesting, coherent, well-organized and written, novel, and, frankly, quite provocative in places.' - Richard J. Salvucci, Economic History Review&lc�