Oppressed businessmen

Abstract

The text analyzes the importance of businesses—especially small ones—as social and economic engines and as shapers of individuals capable of generating their own development. Drawing on the ideas of Gabriel Zaid in Oppressed Entrepreneurs, it highlights how small businesses represent a solution to poverty and unemployment, in contrast to governmental and educational models that do not foster genuine entrepreneurship. It also criticizes the ineffectiveness of public policies and the oversupply of professionals ill-prepared for the country's needs. Overall, Zaid's work offers a clear, critical, and accessible perspective on the role of entrepreneurs in Mexico and their relevance to economic growth.