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Starting from an analysis of changes observed in the job market during the past decade in Puerto Rico, the usefulness of promoting entrepreneurship as a possible solution to unemployment and poverty is examined. Looking at government‘s public policies towards poverty and the effect of the economic crisis on the job market, this article intends to render an account of the difficulties and realities that are faced in order to enter the labor market. An increased tendency towards self-employment is observed, partly due to a response to the Puerto Rican economic crisis. Nonetheless, such occurrence must also be accompanied by public policies that promote a healthy development of the entrepreneurship. [Keywords: microenterprises, labor market, poverty, Puerto Rico]. Resumen: Partiendo de un análisis de los cambios observados en el mercado de empleo durante la pasada década en Puerto Rico, se examina la posibilidad de utilizar el empresarismo como posible salida al desempleo y la pobreza. Tomando las políticas públicas en torno a la pobreza y visualizando la crisis económica y su efecto en el mercado laboral, se pretende dar cuenta de las dificultades y realidades de poder ingresar al mismo. Se observa un aumento en la tendencia hacia el autoempleo que se debe en parte a una respuesta a la crisis económica en Puerto Rico. Sin embargo, dicho desarrollo debe estar acompañado por políticas públicas que faciliten el desarrollo saludable del empresarismo. [Palabras clave: microempresas, mercado laboral, pobreza, Puerto Rico].Copyright Notice:
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