The Long Struggle for Economic ReformThe 176 measures announced are not the start of Cuba's shift towards a market economy. By 2017, the communist regime decided it was time to "update" these Guidelines, which had failed in their implementation. Now, there are 176 measures that significantly deepen the role of the market, private enterprise, and foreign capital. Capitalism by CommunistsAnd so we reach the paradox of 2026: the regime needs more market influence but refuses to call it capitalism. Why can't a liberal economist present a deeper market economy project to Cubans?