The parties' constant struggle with each other and the interference from the politicians keep the parties from representing the people. Since the government also controls the economy, there is a dictatorship centralism economy controlled on a personal basis. In the Dominican Republic government ownership include the State Sugar Council, Dominican Electricity Corp., Institute for Price and stabilization of all state sector jobs, which are politically appointed from the highest to the lowest. The governmental and economic policies of the Dominican Republic takes wealth away from the poor, enlarging the gap between the poor and the rich. Furthermore, the gradual switch from sugar has not improved conditions for the poorest in the Dominican Republic countryside.
Diversification is the switch from one productive product to a wider range of products.
The worldwide sugar crises have prompted a move to produce other nontraditional, agricultural exports to the U.S. and the European markets, for example, melons, vegetables, citrus fruit, tobacco, and coffee. The government of the Dominican Republic is seeking to lessen their dependence on sugar and strengthen their dependency on other resources and export sectors. The gradual switch away from sugar has not improved conditions for the poorest people in the Dominican Republic countryside. Instead of using the unlivable sugar land for agrarian reform, the govermnent decided to transfer ownership and resources to foreign agribusiness and Dominican partners. For instance, Dole and the state agency in charge of the land reform, owns a tiny fraction of the land.