Hello, friends. On many previous occasions I have dedicated some posts on Cuban economy. And this time would be no different. Just a few days ago the ministers of economy, food industry and science and environment were dismissed.
There are many questions we could ask ourselves, such as: At what point is the Cuban economy at? After these dismissals, what will happen? Will this mean any change? I am aware that every time the economy in Cuba is related, it is impossible not to link it with politics, although the government would like to present it in a different way. Here the problem is not a conjunctural problem as they have tried to present it, it is a structural problem. Therefore, a large part of the country knows that the dismissal of ministers is not very relevant, especially because the problems do not depend on them.
As long as the decision-making system works as it does at present. As long as a centralized economic system is maintained in Cuba, as long as control of the economy remains in the hands of the State, no economic improvement will be possible. The longer the necessary change in Cuba is postponed; and I am not only referring to economic change; the more problems, crises and deterioration we will accumulate.
We all know that the economy is not managed by the Ministry of Economy and Planning, something difficult to understand for those who are not familiar with economic policies such as the Cuban one. No matter who the ministers are, no matter what their intentions are, if the economic policy does not change, the future of Cubans will be a little more than black every day.
Returning to the issue of the dismissal of the minister of economy, the new minister in charge will be the current president of Cuba's central bank, who has been in that position for less than a year. Could this change help the economy? Personally I think everything will remain the same, since decisions are made in the Council of Ministers, so as we say here: the room will stay the same. Apparently, Prime Minister Marrero Cruz, the main architect of the major economic failures that persist in the island today, is still firmly in his post, something that apparently shows that from there, together with the Council of State, the orientations come out.
Currently we can find economists giving their perspectives that the solution in Cuba can only be achieved by democratizing society. What does this have to do with the economy? Quite simply, society does not have the capacity to choose or decide which government or ruler is more or less adequate to lead. For in the world with the exception of Cuba and perhaps one or two other countries, public officials and those who govern are public servants, not above society.
Anyway, friends, that is my perspective on this latest episode in the Cuban economy. An episode that still has a lot to tell. I am no expert, but as always, I like to share my opinions with you.
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Original text in Spanish: Translated and formatted with Hive Translator by @noakmilo.
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