Part 1 The search for political and organizational forms: introduction, Richard L. Harris; Cuban socialism - rectification and the new model of accumulation, James F. Petras and Morris H. Morley; the rectification process revisited - Cuba's defense of traditional Marxism-Leninism, Max Azicri; democracy and socialist Cuba, Sheryl L. Lutjens; bureaucracy versus democracy in contemporary Cuba - an assessment of 30 years of organizational development, Richard L. Harris. Part 2 Whither the Cuban economy?: introduction, Andrew Zimbalist; Cuba's socialist economy at 30 - assessments and prospects, Sergio G. Roca; Cuba in the 1990's - economic reorientation and international reintegration, Archibald R.M. Ritter; beyond basic needs - Cuba's search for stable development in the 1990s, Gareth Jenkins. Part 3 Everyday life in contemporary Cuba: introduction, Carollee Bengelsdorf and Jean Stubbs; the problem of single motherhood in Cuba, Marguerite G. Rosenthal; sexuality and socialism in contemporary Cuba, Lois M. Smith; race, culture and social change in contemporary Cuba, Gayle L. McGarrity; Cuban political culture - between betrayal and death, Nelson Valdes.