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Political Economy In Haiti
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Author : Simon M. Fass
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-02-13
Political Economy In Haiti written by Simon M. Fass and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-13 with Business & Economics categories.
This important study introduces the conceptual premise that families, like firms, analyze their circumstances, make decisions, and pursue courses of action on the basis of what they perceive to be the most efficient methods for producing and reproducing survival. Combining this premise with an extraordinary assemblage of facts gleaned over the period of a decade from the streets, markets and homes of Port-au-Prince, the author weaves a tapestry of despair and hope which only an unusual degree of intimacy with the details of everyday life in the city could provide. The result is a considerable deepening of understanding about the politics and economics by which family members earn their livelihoods, distribute resources within and between households, produce life and labor from food and water, provide shelter and schooling for themselves, and borrow money to finance these and other activities. These different dimensions of daily existence form a web of interdependency in which change in any one dimension causes change in all the others. As Professor Pass's work demonstrates, research and development assistance practices of public and private organizations, in such areas as employment, health, housing, education and credit are often irrelevant. This is because they are necessarily guided by prevailing concepts and theories with respect to the circumstances of the urban poor, which sometimes do the poor considerable disservice. With the additional insight provided by a decade of participation in the design of policies, programs and projects serving as a tempering influence, the author does not leap to easy criticism of prevailing views and practices. He notes that ideas and interventions change in response to new understanding, sometimes in ways that the producers of such understanding could never have imagined. The problem is that change is painfully slow, and in desperately poor countries like Haiti, waiting for change exacts an almost intolerable price from the poor. This book is a provocative yet highly original contribution which will require serious attention from scholars and practitioners of development. Appearing as it does soon after the great seaward exodus of Haitians and urban unrest culminating in the flight of the Duvalier family, this timely volume will provide illumination for those seeking to understand the circumstances that press people to risk all in the name of survival.
The Political Economy Of Disaster
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Author : Mats Lundahl
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013
The Political Economy Of Disaster written by Mats Lundahl and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Business & Economics categories.
Haiti, one of the least developed and most vulnerable nations in the Western Hemisphere, made the international headlines in January 2010 when an earthquake destroyed the capital, Port-au-Prince. More than a year later, little reconstruction has taken place, in spite of a strong international funding commitment. Mats Lundahl has written several seminal works on Haiti, and this volume brings together the best of his past work on Haiti’s economic and political history, along with a comprehensive introduction and two new chapters which bring the story right up to the present day. Together, the volume provides both historical background and explanation as to why Haiti was so badly affected by the earthquake, and to why reconstruction efforts have been ineffective this far. Lundahl argues that the two main causes can found in the interaction between the growth of the population and the destruction of the arable soil on the one hand, and in the creation of a predatory state during the nineteenth century, which still exists to this day. This book provides a comprehensive analysis, which charts these themes from the time of the arrival of Columbus in the island in 1492, to the present day. The book also deals with contemporary market and policy failures, as well as the crucial recent elections, and considers the path ahead for this impoverished nation. This book will be of huge relevance and interest not only to students and researchers in economic history, but also for all those working on development economics, development studies and American and Caribbean Studies more generally.
Politics Or Markets
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Author : Mats Lundahl
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 1992
Politics Or Markets written by Mats Lundahl and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with History categories.
Centuries of corrupt government have led many to assume that the actions of the state are responsible for the present Haitian economic crisis. This assumption is strengthened by the recent memory of the infamous Papa Doc Duvalier's regime. But is Haiti's underdevelopment purely a result of the actions of government or is it, as some believe, a result of market operations? Mats Lundahl attempts a thorough analysis, from an historical perspective, of how political and economic factors have contributed to the current state of underdevelopment. The closing chapter includes an outline of the future prospects for Haitian development.
Politics And Power In Haiti
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Author : K. Quinn
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2013-03-20
Politics And Power In Haiti written by K. Quinn and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-20 with History categories.
Examining the political legacies of the Duvalier period and after, and revisiting the work of the late David Nicholls, Politics and Power in Haiti provides some of the keys to understanding the turbulent world of Haitian politics and the persistent challenges at home and from abroad which have distorted development.
Roadmap To Haiti S Next Revolution
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Author : Rubens Francois Titus
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2012-07-19
Roadmap To Haiti S Next Revolution written by Rubens Francois Titus and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-19 with Political Science categories.
Haiti, the first slavery-emancipated black nation on earth, achieved a political revolution for the dignity of man at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Her history is well documented. Scholars have published in-depth analyses on her past and present. Yet she remains an enigma. In Roadmap to Haitis Next Revolution: Capitalizing Haitis Economy with Haitian Diaspora Remittances, author Rubens Francois Titus attempts to understand the real underpinnings of the Haitian revolution while proposing labels for a number of the most well-known events in Haitis history. He also tries to refute some of the most widely accepted contemporary misconceptions about the Haiti of today. There are a number of hard lessons to be learned from studying Haitis history. Titus puts forth a series of empirical proposals that can serve as the basis for future political-forum debates among the concerned Diaspora Haitiansdebates that ought to lead to the adoption of a Diaspora Plan for Haiti.
Poverty In Haiti
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Author : M. Lundahl
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2010-11-24
Poverty In Haiti written by M. Lundahl and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-24 with Political Science categories.
Following the 2010 earthquake catastrophe, this book examines the economic and political challenges facing Haiti. It presents an overview of the country's economic history, and seeks new prospects for economic growth and development in the future.
Towards The Abyss
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Author : Mats Lundahl
language : en
Publisher: Unu World Institute for Development Economics Research
Release Date : 1997
Towards The Abyss written by Mats Lundahl and has been published by Unu World Institute for Development Economics Research this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Business & Economics categories.
Towards the Abyss? The Political Economy of Emergency in Haiti examines how the sanctions placed on Haiti during the period 1991-1994 has affected its economy & the challenges it faces for the future. It uses economic & political analyses to explain factors contributing to humanitarian emergencies & to develop early-warning & preventive strategies. Researchers & policy makers, among others, will find this publication invaluable. The publication is part of the Research for Action series which discusses policy-oriented research on the main strategic issues of development & international cooperation, as well as on the interaction between domestic & global changes.
Race Reality And Realpolitik
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Author : Jeffrey Sommers
language : en
Publisher: Lexington Books
Release Date : 2015-11-11
Race Reality And Realpolitik written by Jeffrey Sommers and has been published by Lexington Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-11 with History categories.
The year 2015 marked the centennial of the 1915 United States occupation of Haiti and Haiti’s resistance to that signal event in its history. This study surveys the issues of economics, race, and realpolitik embedded in the political economy of U.S. interactions with Haiti that resulted in occupation. It then interrogates what constitutes the “state” as it pertains to foreign policy, along with an inspection of who benefits from empire. This approach eschews tired dichotomies of whether or not the United States as a whole materially benefited from empire to instead simply look at who individually gained and what were the capacities of these beneficiaries to craft policy. Next it delivers insights derived from a forensic analysis of Woodrow Wilson’s perception of race and his decision to intervene in Haiti. Attitudes enabling United States military leaders to implement a policy of occupation are provided through a study of Admiral William Caperton’s role in the intervention. The focus then telescopes out to inspect the role played by the press, especially as booster for commercial opportunities. In short, the project answers the questions of why, who, and how American empire was undertaken through the case study of Haiti and its occupation in 1915.
Haiti Renewed
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Author : Robert I. Rotberg
language : en
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Release Date : 2001-06-07
Haiti Renewed written by Robert I. Rotberg and has been published by Brookings Institution Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-06-07 with Business & Economics categories.
The ecstatic election of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide in 1990, his American-supported restoration to office in 1994, and the peaceful election in 1995 of President René Préval were harbingers of a radically new and promising era in Haitian political and economic life. For the first time in Haiti's 190-year old independent tradition, men of and chosen by the majority of Haiti's people had gained power, and attained their positions legally and peacefully. With a five-year presidency, Préval now has the opportunity to reconstruct and remold the Haitian state, to raise Haitian living standards, and to create a new political culture of democracy and tolerance. The future of his country, and the success of Haiti's last best chance to break its chains of poverty, desperation, and deprivation, depend on the choices that he and his colleagues make in the months ahead. The context of those choices is stark. Haiti remains the poorest and least industrialized nation in the Western Hemisphere. The Préval government thus has much to do. This book provides an agenda for Préval and his successors, one that examines both Haiti's political culture--its historical legacy and what that means for future reconstruction--and many of its most critical political, economic, and social challenges. In addition to Rotberg, the contributors include: Patrick Bellegarde-Smith, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Anthony V. Cantanese, DePauw University; Robert Fatton, Jr., University of Virginia; Clive Gray, Harvard Institute for International Development; Michel S. Laguerre, University of California, Berkeley; Mats Lundahl, Stockholm School of Economics; Robert Maguire, Inter-American Foundation, Jennifer McCoy, Georgia State University; William G. O'Neill, former Director of the Legal Department of the OAS/UN International Civilian Mission in Haiti; Robert A. Pastor, Carter Center; Marc Prou, University of Massachusetts, Boston; Donald E. Schultz, U.S. Army War Coll
Peasants And Poverty Routledge Revivals
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Author : Mats Lundahl
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-05-15
Peasants And Poverty Routledge Revivals written by Mats Lundahl and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-15 with Business & Economics categories.
Haiti is a country which, until the earthquake of 2010, remained largely outside the focus of world interest and outside the important international historical currents during its existence as a free nation. The nineteenth century was the decisive period in Haitian history, serving to shape the class structure, the political tradition and the economic system. During most of this period, Haiti had little contact with both its immediate neighbours and the industrialised nations of the world, which led to the development of Haiti as a peasant nation. This title, first published in 1979, examines the factors responsible for the poverty of the Haitian peasant, by using both traditional economic models as well as a multidisciplinary approach incorporating economics and other branches of social science. The analysis deals primarily with the Haitian peasant economy from the early 1950s to the early 1970s, examining in depth the explanations for the secular tendency of rural per capita incomes to decline during this period.