In twenty words or fewer: Comparative Politics edition

From a short article in the most recent issue of reason (Citings, p. 13) taking notice of recent changes in the Cuban government’s policies towards private taxicabs:

But in January, the Cuban government took a surprising step, announcing that it would loosen up the rules, even going so far as to let taxis set their own rates in the city. Rates are still capped, and the number of licenses will be determined by local officials, but it’s a pretty big step for Cuba, where nearly all aspects of commercial life are state-controlled.^[1]

Taxi drivers and passengers in communist Cuba now enjoy freer markets for transit than their counterparts in hypercapitalist Las Vegas.

¹ Katherine Mangu-Ward, Connecticut vs. Cuba, reason (2009.05), p. 13; originally appeared in Hit and Run (2009-01-13). Emphasis added. ↩

See also:

• GT 2009-02-19: How local government in Las Vegas and Clark County deals with the worst joblessness crisis in a generation
• GT 2008-11-24: How the local government in Las Vegas deals with the worst housing crisis in the United States
• GT 2008-01-11: Scratching By: How Government Creates Poverty As We Know It
• GT 2007-09-15: Free Riders

Tags: Clark County, Cuba, Fellow Workers, In X Words Or Fewer, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Las Vegas, Nevada, Nevada Taxicab Authority, Politics, Raul Castro, Reason, Smash the State, Taxis
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