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The Cuban government, which this past weekend announced the expansion of its private sector from 127 professions to more than two thousand, yesterday published a list of 124 professions that it has said must remain under government control. Among the fields that will not be allowed to privatize are journalism, publishing, cinematographic and audiovisual production, TV programming, and general cultural programming, meaning that art galleries and theaters will remain under state control.
With 85 percent of the communist country’s economy generated by the state and state-affiliated companies, Cuba saw its GDP shrink by 11 percent during the Covid-19 pandemic. The announcement of the private-sector expansion is the latest step in the country’s long, slow roll to privatization that began in the early 1990s, advanced further in 2010, and to some degree blossomed in 2014 as relations between Cuba and the United States warmed under the Obama administration.
www.artforum.com
So, they were forced into opening up the 'Rona. That's interesting.
With 85 percent of the communist country’s economy generated by the state and state-affiliated companies, Cuba saw its GDP shrink by 11 percent during the Covid-19 pandemic. The announcement of the private-sector expansion is the latest step in the country’s long, slow roll to privatization that began in the early 1990s, advanced further in 2010, and to some degree blossomed in 2014 as relations between Cuba and the United States warmed under the Obama administration.
CUBA NAMES JOURNALISM, MUSIC PRODUCTION, CULTURAL PROGRAMMING AS AMONG BANNED PRIVATE PROFESSIONS
The Cuban government, which this past weekend announced the expansion of its private sector from 127 professions to more than two thousand, yesterday published a list of 124 professions that it has…
www.artforum.com
So, they were forced into opening up the 'Rona. That's interesting.
