Editing History of Cuba (section)

===Economic reforms===
As of 2015, Cuba remains one of the few officially [[socialist state]]s in the world. Though it remains diplomatically isolated and afflicted by economic inefficiency, major currency reforms were begun in the 2010s, and efforts to free up domestic [[private enterprise]] are now underway.<ref name=EconMoneyTalks>{{cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/news/americas/21581990-and-eventually-perhaps-one-currency-tempo-reform-accelerates-money-starts|title=Cuba's economy: Money starts to talk|newspaper=The Economist|date=20 July 2013|access-date=9 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224013150/http://www.economist.com/news/americas/21581990-and-eventually-perhaps-one-currency-tempo-reform-accelerates-money-starts|archive-date=24 February 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Living standards in the country have improved significantly since the turmoil of the Special Period, with [[GDP per capita]] in terms of [[purchasing power parity]] rising from less than US$2,000 in 1999 to nearly $10,000 in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indexmundi.com/g/g.aspx?c=cu&v=67|title=Cuba – GDP – per capita (PPP)|publisher=Index Mundi|year=2011|access-date=9 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209155629/http://www.indexmundi.com/g/g.aspx?c=cu&v=67|archive-date=9 February 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Tourism in Cuba|Tourism]] has furthermore become a significant source of prosperity for Cuba.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/22/cuba-tourism_n_6365884.html|title=Cuba Tourism Expected To Rise After Obama Change|date=22 December 2014|work=Huffington Post|access-date=9 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107140904/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/22/cuba-tourism_n_6365884.html|archive-date=7 January 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

Despite the reforms, Cuba remains afflicted by chronic shortages of food and medicines. The electrical and water services are still unreliable. In July 2021, [[2021 Cuban protests|protests]] erupted over these problems and the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but primarily because of the historical government oppression, profound lack of opportunities, and repression of personal liberties.<ref>{{cite web
 | url =https://news.yahoo.com/cuba-protests-frustration-government-runs-105017439.html
 | title =Cuba protests: Frustration at government runs deep
 | last =Fletcher
 | first =Pascal
 | date =14 July 2021
 | website =BBC Monitoring
 | access-date =14 July 2021}}</ref>