The government continues to hamper private sector growth with tight restriction on the supply of goods and labor, high taxation that discourages hiring and profits, a ban on professioanl entrepreneurs ,limited access to transportation and credit, a monopoly on importation, legal uncertainty and lack of transparency and host of other disincetives and restrictions. Which factor has contributed to the current economic conditions in Cuba?

A. Cuba relies primarily on cash crops.

B. Cuba is a mostly communist state.

C. Cuba is a major U. S. trading partner.

D. Cuba incurred a recent "baby boom."