Small and Medium Private Enterprises: A Bridge for Cuba-U.S. Relations

3 Pages Posted: 13 Jul 2016

Date Written: May 3, 2016

Abstract

Right since December 17, 2014, the White House said that one of the principal objectives of its new Cuba policy would be promoting the expansion of the private sector on the island. However, those decisions practically have had no effect. On the one hand, the U.S. government wants this aid to directly reach the private sector without benefiting the Cuban state apparatus. But this seems impossible given the Cuban economic structure, where the state-run enterprises retain the monopoly over domestic wholesale commerce, foreign trade and the banking system.

Keywords: Cuba, Private Sector, U.S, reform

Suggested Citation

Vidal Alejandro, Pavel, Small and Medium Private Enterprises: A Bridge for Cuba-U.S. Relations (May 3, 2016). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2808260 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2808260

Pavel Vidal Alejandro (Contact Author)

Pontifical University Javeriana Cali ( email )

Calle 18 # 118-250
Cali, CO Valle del Cauca
Colombia

Do you have negative results from your research you’d like to share?

Paper statistics

Downloads
38
Abstract Views
383
PlumX Metrics