Columbia International Affairs Online: Policy Briefs

CIAO DATE: 08/2009

Can Raúl Castro Revive Cuba's Private Sector?

March 2008

The Brookings Institution

Abstract

With Raúl Castro's selection as president of Cuba, the post-Fidel era has begun. Raúl has affirmed that the country will remain on the Socialist path. But during his tenure he is likely to face growing pressures to reform to the Cuban economy.