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The contract is in urgent need of a change in its current role. It should not be assumed as a simple formal document that validates the will of the parties involved, but should be conceived as an effective legal instrument that has a transcendental role in the efficient performance of our business system. This paper analyzes the main shortcomings that persist today in the process of economic contracting in the field of inter-company relations in Cuba, making special reference to the role that the contract should play as an essential instrument of economic management that contributes to a better performance of our companies and ultimately of the economy. As regards contracting with the Non-State Management Sector, not all the specialists in this process (economists, salesmen, accountants, technicians and lawyers) participate jointly; the contract negotiation is not effective; the required modalities of agreement are not adopted in each case; and the legal advisors do not always assume active positions in the different stages, including the negotiation.
About the author
MSc. Bárbara Lidia Pedregal Martínez. Graduate in Law and Master's Degree in Community Development. She served as Municipal Prosecutor in the municipality of San José de las Lajas, Mayabeque province, Cuba, and as a professor of law at the Agrarian University of Havana.
