Between Corporatism and Socialism: Navigating the Waters of International Education in the Dominican Republic and CubaFootnote¹

1. An earlier version of this article titled “Teaching Urban Affairs and Planning in Cuba: Balance, History and Objectivity in the Classroom,” was presented at “The Role of Advocacy in the Classroom Conference,” in a session titled “Advocacy in the Teaching of Cuban Studies,” held in Pittsburgh, June 3, 1994.

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