1979 article on how Cuba transformed cities, employment, and leisure activities along socialist principles; "... market forces, private profit, property interests, consumerism, and competitive individualism no longer dominate urban life to the extent that they did before 1959."
For several decades Cuba was ahead of all Latin America countries in the construction of new cities and rural towns, the latter receiving substantial investment in public works for reducing the rural-urban gap. Meanwhile efforts were made to 'ruralise' urban centres like Havana.
The first large scale prefabricated housing development was built in Santiago, using a factory donated by the USSR. It was designed to house 40k people and incorporate all necessary amenities (education, healthcare, commerce, etc). Residents paid 10% of their income as rent.
Culture and employment were radically altered by the elimination of the economic base of the bourgeoisie, the instilment of egalitarian social values, and the involvement of mass organisations in maintaining neighbourhoods and organising cultural and political events.
Examples of countryside and urban developments; from: theleftchapter.blogspot.com/2018/07/revolu… | source of the article: archive.org/details/cubanc…
How the USSR and COMECON aided in the development and industrialisation of Cuba: x.com/andaluzaroja/s… | x.com/andaluzaroja/s….
The development of housing and healthcare services, from the documentary "Cuba va!" (1971) by Felix Greene.
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