CUBA'S EMERGING SELF-EMPLOYED ENTREPRENEURS: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND PROSPECTS FOR THE FUTURE

Mario A. González-Corzo () and Orlando Justo
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Mario A. González-Corzo: City University of New York (CUNY), Lehman College, Department of Economics and Business, Carman Hall, 377, 250 Bedford Park Boulevard West, Bronx, NY 10468, USA;
Orlando Justo: Department of Economics and Business, City University of New York (CUNY), Lehman College, Carman Hall, 377, 250 Bedford Park Boulevard West, Bronx, NY 10468, USA
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Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), 2014, vol. 19, issue 03, 1-26

Abstract: This paper examines the evolution of Cuba's self-employed entrepreneurs since the sector became an officially-recognized alternative to State sector employment in 2010. Despite the expansion of authorized self-employment activities and the implementation of gradual economic reforms to "update" the country's socialist economic model since 2010, Cuba's emerging self-employed entrepreneurs still face a series of constraints and limitations, such as an onerous tax system, underdeveloped banking and financial sectors, lack of access to organized input markets and a still hostile business climate that hinder their ability to expand and contribute to the country's economic growth.

Keywords: Entrepreneurship in transition economies; developing countries; Cuba (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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