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2. Addressing Corruption in Haiti
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Klitgaard,Robert (Author)
- Format:
- Pamphlet
- Publication Date:
- Apr 2010
- Published:
- American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 46 p., In the aftermath of the disastrous earthquake of January 12, 2010, Haiti will receive unprecedented aid for reconstruction and for its promising economic strategy; but given the country's legacy of corruption, massive aid could simply result in another massive Haitian failure. As explored in this paper, success hinges on facing corruption squarely and developing a hard-headed, politically sensitive anticorruption strategy.
3. Aid-for-Trade: Case Study of the Caribbean Export Development Agency
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Caribbean Export Development Agency (Author)
- Format:
- Pamphlet
- Publication Date:
- 2011-01-31
- Published:
- Barbados, West Indies
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Business Opportunities Bulletin
- Notes:
- 11 p., This publication is Caribbean Export Development Agency’s contribution to the WTO/OECD Aid for Trade Case Story project as set out in the Call for Case Stories in July 2010 1. It reflects on the contribution of the Agency to export development and trade promotion on behalf of CARIFORUM States during the period 2008‐2010.
4. Beyond Tourism: The Future of the Services Industry in the Caribbean
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Erikson,Daniel P. (Author) and Lawrence,Joyce (Author)
- Format:
- Pamphlet
- Publication Date:
- 2008-10-23
- Published:
- Waterloo, Ontario, Canada: Centre for International Governance Innovation
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Centre for International Governance Innovation
- Notes:
- 1 online resource (20 pages), The small economies of the Caribbean have entered a period of extraordinary economic uncertainty driven by the impact of new trade rules on the region's agricultural sector; dramatic advances in technology that have lowered barriers to entry; and fierce global competition from large, low-wage countries in Asia. Furthermore, the Caribbean nations' ability to sustain a high level of social well-being is suffering due to the effects of broader economic change that has left the region in a reactive position. Against this backdrop, the services sector in the Caribbean may serve as an important source of economic growth, but only if the region begins to move beyond tourism to take advantage of emerging opportunities in the areas of banking and financial services, call centres and information and communication technology, off-shore education and health services, and transportation. This essay assesses the future prospects for the Caribbean to create a thriving service-based economy and offers ideas to help the region to both build on and transcend its reliance on tourism to carve a more profitable and sustainable niche in the global economy. Tables, Figures, References.
5. Breaking Open the Black Box: Increasing Aid Transparency and Accountability in Haiti
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Johnston,Jake (Author) and Main,Alexander (Author)
- Format:
- Pamphlet
- Publication Date:
- Apr 2013
- Published:
- Center for Economic and Policy Research
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 14 p., The U.S. government pledged $1.15 billion for relief and reconstruction projects in Haiti. Key U.S. actors, like the State Department's Cheryl Mills, acknowledged a "unique opportunity to build back better" and "an obligation to ensure that aid is actually effective." Over three years have passed since Haiti's earthquake and, despite USAID's stated commitment to greater transparency and accountability, the question "where has the money gone?" echoes throughout the country. It remains unclear how exactly the billions of dollars that the U.S. has spent on assistance to Haiti have been used and whether this funding has had a sustainable impact. With few exceptions, Haitians and U.S. taxpayers are unable to verify how U.S. aid funds are being used on the ground in Haiti.
6. Deportation in the Time of Cholera: DHS's Mixed Response to Haiti's Earthquake
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Murray,Royce Bernstein (Author)
- Format:
- Pamphlet
- Publication Date:
- May 2011
- Published:
- Immigration Policy Center
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 6 p., Argues the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians -- and particularly the redesignation of the eligibility period -- demonstrates the best of what the Administration can do using its executive branch authority to improve the quality of people's lives. It demonstrates a commitment to good immigration policy and to "good government" policies such as greater transparency and coordination. In the Haitian context, the Department of Homeland Security should also implement a program to grant humanitarian parole to the estimated 105,000 Haitian already approved as beneficiaries of family-based visa petitions, just as has been done for Cubans under the Cuban Family Reunification Parole Program.
7. Economic problems of the Caribbean area: speeches, addresses and abstracts of papers delivered at the public conference held jointly with the Women's international league for peace and freedom, New York, May 1, 1943
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Bellegarde,Dantes (Author), Latin American Economic Institute (Author), and Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (Author)
- Format:
- Pamphlet
- Publication Date:
- 1943
- Published:
- New York: Latin American Economic Institute
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- By Dantes Bellgrarde, Lawrence Berenson [and others]., 60 p.
8. Estimating the Direct Economic Damage of the Earthquake in Haiti
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Becerra,Oscar (Author), Cavallo,Eduardo (Author), and Powell,Andrew (Author)
- Format:
- Pamphlet
- Publication Date:
- Feb 2010
- Published:
- Inter-American Development Bank
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 20 p., This paper uses simple regression techniques to make an initial assessment of the monetary damages caused by the January 12, 2010 earthquake that struck Haiti. Damages are estimated for a disaster with both 200,000 and 250,000 total dead and missing (i. e. , the range of mortality that the earthquake is estimated to have caused) using Haiti's economic and demographic data.
9. External Capital Structures and Oil Price Volatility
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Burger,John (Author), Rebucci,Alessandro (Author), Warnock,Francis E. (Author), and Warnock,Veronica (Author)
- Format:
- Pamphlet
- Publication Date:
- May 2010
- Published:
- Washington, DC: Inter-American Development Bank
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 39 p., This paper assesses the extent to which a country's external capital structure can aid in mitigating the macroeconomic impact of oil price shocks. Two Caribbean economies highly vulnerable to oil price shocks are considered: an oil importer (Jamaica) and an oil exporter (Trinidad and Tobago). From a risk-sharing perspective, a desirable external capital structure is one that, through international capital gains and losses, helps offset responses of the current account balance to external shocks. It is found that both countries could alter their international portfolio to provide a better buffer against such shocks.
10. Haiti 2009: Stability at Risk
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Format:
- Pamphlet
- Publication Date:
- 2009-03-03
- Published:
- Port-au-Prince, Haiti: International Crisis Group
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 15 p., Warns about a series of crises that have increased the potential for serious trouble in Haiti. Suggests there is an urgent need for broad political consensus and improved relations between the executive and legislative branches of government, as well as a government-donor-civil society partnership to kick-start a community-oriented reconstruction process. This includes building a social safety net for hurricane victims and jobs-oriented infrastructure projects that prioritize areas hard-hit by the floods, boosting agriculture and enhancing a longer-term poverty reduction and economic growth strategy.
11. Haiti Cholera Lawsuit against the U.N.: Recommendations for U.S. Policy
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Schaefer,Brett D. (Author)
- Format:
- Pamphlet
- Publication Date:
- 2013-11-12
- Published:
- Heritage Foundation
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 7 p., A US nongovernmental organization has filed a lawsuit against the United Nations (UN), seeking compensation on behalf of victims of a cholera outbreak in Haiti, as well as funding to support programs to eradicate the disease and improve sanitation. Haitians deserve great sympathy for their plight, but a successful lawsuit could invite similar lawsuits, regardless of merit, thereby making the US and other UN member states vulnerable to significant financial costs, while leaving those actually responsible largely or entirely unpunished.
12. Haiti Reconstruction: Factors Contributing to Delays in USAID Infrastructure Construction
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Gootnick,David (Author)
- Format:
- Pamphlet
- Publication Date:
- Nov 2011
- Published:
- United States Government Accountability Office
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 58 p., On January 12, 2010, a powerful earthquake struck Haiti, resulting in an estimated 230,000 deaths, including more than 16,000 Haitian government personnel, and the destruction of many ministry buildings. Congress appropriated 1.14 billion dollars in supplemental funds for reconstruction, most of which was provided to the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Department of State (State). This report addresses infrastructure construction activities, including (1) USAID and State obligations and expenditures; (2) USAID staffing; (3) USAID planning; and (4) potential sustainability challenges USAID faces.
13. Haiti Reconstruction: USAID Infrastructure Projects Have Had Mixed Results and Face Sustainability Challenges
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Gootnick,David (Author)
- Format:
- Pamphlet
- Publication Date:
- Jun 2013
- Published:
- United States Government Accountability Office
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 55 p., Following immediate relief efforts after the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Congress provided 1.14 billion dollars for reconstruction in the Supplemental Appropriations Act. The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has allocated about 268 million dollars and other funding to construct a power plant and port to support the Caracol Industrial Park (CIP) in northern Haiti and permanent housing in several locations. This report examines USAID's (1) funding obligations and disbursements and State's reports to Congress on funding and progress; (2) USAID's progress in two CIP-related activities -- a power plant and port; and (3) USAID's progress in constructing permanent housing.
14. Haiti: Stabilisation and Reconstruction after the Quake
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- International Crisis Group (Author)
- Format:
- Pamphlet
- Publication Date:
- 2010-03-31
- Published:
- International Crisis Group
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 23 p., Argues that now is the moment to lift Haiti from under the dust and rubble and transform it into a less vulnerable and more equitable nation. The opportunity must not be lost.
15. Housing Policy Matters for the Poor: Housing Conditions in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1995-2006
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Medellin,Nadine (Author) and Rojas,Eduardo (Author)
- Format:
- Pamphlet
- Publication Date:
- Dec 2011
- Published:
- Inter-American Development Bank
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Inter-American Development Bank
- Notes:
- 37 p., Discusses the evolution of housing conditions in urban areas of Latin America and the Caribbean from 1995 to 2006 based on data from household surveys done in 18 countries that comprise 95 percent of the urban population of the region. The results indicate that, on average, the proportion of urban households facing housing shortages is declining. This decline holds for households of all income levels, particularly those in the lower quintiles of the income distribution structure. The estimates made in this study indicate that in 2006 lack of infrastructure affected almost 19 million households.
16. International Affairs: Earned Import Allowance Program for Haiti
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Yager,Loren (Author)
- Format:
- Pamphlet
- Publication Date:
- 2011-11-30
- Published:
- United States Government Accountability Office
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 9 p., The US has historically provided assistance to support development in Haiti. Over the last several years, Congress has attempted to promote Haiti's economic development through the use of trade preferences for Haitian products. In 2000, Congress extended preferences under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to allow for duty-free treatment of apparel through the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA). This report responds to a mandate in the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, which requires GAO to review Earned Import Allowance Program (EIAP) annually and conduct an evaluation of the program.
17. International Affairs: Follow-up on the Haiti Earned Import Allowance Program
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Evans,Lawrance L.,Jr (Author)
- Format:
- Pamphlet
- Publication Date:
- 2012-12-14
- Published:
- United States Government Accountability Office
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 6 p., Over the last several years, Congress has attempted to promote Haiti's economic development through the use of trade preferences for Haitian products; and one trade preference provision originally created under HOPE II was the "3-for-1" Earned Import Allowance Program (EIAP). This report responds to a mandate in the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, which requires GAO to review EIAP annually and conduct an evaluation of the program. This review explores the extent to which the EIAP is currently being utilized, as well as trends and developments over the past year.
18. Jamaica: Macroeconomic Policy, Debt and the IMF
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Johnston,Jake (Author) and Montecino,Juan Antonio (Author)
- Format:
- Pamphlet
- Publication Date:
- May 2011
- Published:
- Center for Economic and Policy Research
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Center for Economic and Policy Research
- Notes:
- 24 pp., This paper looks at Jamaica's recent history of indebtedness, its experience during the global economic downturn, and examines its current agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). It finds that Jamaica's economic and social progress has suffered considerably from the burden of an unsustainable debt; and that even after the debt restructuring of 2010, this burden remains unsustainable and very damaging. Pro-cyclical macroeconomic policies, implemented under the auspices of the IMF, have also damaged Jamaica's recent and current economic prospects.
19. Justice for Haiti: Beyond Aid and Debt Forgiveness
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Katz,Ethan (Author) and Boscov-Ellen,Daniel (Author)
- Format:
- Pamphlet
- Publication Date:
- 2010-04-14
- Published:
- Council on Hemispheric Affairs
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 12 p., Over the last few months there has been a surfeit of talk in the international community over what should be done for Haiti. However, in almost all of these discussions Haiti's historical context is completely excised -- It is almost as if the country had only come into being as a result of January's earthquake. This collective amnesia is damning since the devastating nature of these natural disasters cannot be understood apart from over two centuries of Haiti's colonial and postcolonial subjugation, foreign occupation, economic exploitation, and the degrading conditions faced by most of its population.
20. Keeping Haiti Safe: Police Reform
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- International Crisis Group (Author)
- Format:
- Pamphlet
- Publication Date:
- 2011-09-08
- Published:
- International Crisis Group
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 19 p., Discusses how Haiti's porous land and sea borders remain susceptible to drug trafficking, smuggling and other illegal activities that weaken the rule of law and deprive the state of vital revenue. Post-quake insecurity underscores continued vulnerability to violent crime and political instability. Overcrowded urban slums, plagued by deep poverty, limited economic opportunities and the weakness of government institutions, particularly the Haitian National Police (HNP), breed armed groups and remain a source of broader instability. If the Martelly administration is to guarantee citizen safety successfully, it must remove tainted officers and expand the HNP's institutional and operational capacity across the country by completing a reform that incorporates community policing and violence reduction programs.
21. Labor Market Returns to Early Childhood Stimulation: A 20-year Followup to an Experimental Intervention in Jamaica
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Gertler,Paul (Author), Heckman,James (Author), Pinto,Rodrigo (Author), Zanolini,Arianna (Author), Vermeerch,Christel (Author), Walker,Susan (Author), Chang,Susan M. (Author), and Grantham-McGregor,Sally (Author)
- Format:
- Pamphlet
- Publication Date:
- June 2013
- Published:
- National Bureau of Economic Research
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 58 p., Shows large effects on the earnings of participants from a randomized intervention that gave psychosocial stimulation to stunted Jamaican toddlers living in poverty. The intervention consisted of one-hour weekly visits from community Jamaican health workers over a 2-year period that taught parenting skills and encouraged mothers to interact and play with their children in ways that would develop their children's cognitive and personality skills. Study participants were re-interviewed 20 years after the intervention. Findings show that psychosocial stimulation early in childhood in disadvantaged settings can have substantial effects on labor market outcomes and reduce later life inequality.
22. Migration as a Tool for Disaster Recovery: US Policy Options in the Case of Haiti
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Clemens,Michael (Author) and Velayudhan,Tejaswi (Author)
- Format:
- Pamphlet
- Publication Date:
- Oct 2011
- Published:
- Center for Global Development
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 4 p., The United States should take modest steps to create a legal channel for limited numbers of people fleeing natural disasters overseas to enter the United States. This would address two related problems: the lack of any systematic US policy to help the growing numbers of people displaced across borders by natural disasters and the inability of US humanitarian relief efforts to reduce systemic poverty or sustainably improve victims' livelihoods. The aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake presents a compelling case study of the administrative and legislative ways the US government could address both problems. Migration is already a proven and powerful force for reducing Haitians' poverty. A few modest changes in the US approach could greatly aid Haiti's recovery.
23. Not Doing Enough: Unnecessary Sickness and Death from Cholera in Haiti
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Bhatt,Keane (Author) and Johnston,Jake (Author)
- Format:
- Pamphlet
- Publication Date:
- Aug 2011
- Published:
- Center for Economic and Policy Research
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 20 p., Cholera is both a preventable and easily cured disease, yet in July-nine months after it was inadvertently introduced into Haiti by UN troops-a Haitian was infected almost every minute, and 375 had died over the course of the month.
24. Post-quake Haiti: Security Depends on Resettlement and Development
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- International Crisis Group (Author)
- Format:
- Pamphlet
- Publication Date:
- 2011-06-28
- Published:
- International Crisis Group
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 22 p., Discusses how a year and a half after a deadly earthquake devastated its capital, 650,000 victims still wait for permanent housing in more than 1,000 unstable emergency camps across Haiti as a new hurricane season arrives. If reconstruction is to right the many imbalances that have made Haiti poor and prone to disasters, violence and conflict, it is paramount that the Martelly government set out a resettlement policy rapidly that engages the victims and is less about closing the camps, more about building stable, less violent communities and not only in the capital. The pilot plan for closing six camps and resettling their residents his administration has put forward is an important first step that deserves support, but the most vulnerable camps should be added to it quickly.
25. Reconstruction Zones in Afghanistan and Haiti: A Way to Enhance Aid Effectiveness and Accountability
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- del Castillo,Graciana (Author)
- Format:
- Pamphlet
- Publication Date:
- Oct 2011
- Published:
- United States Institute of Peace
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 16 p., The record of countries coming out of war or chaos is dismal: roughly half of them fall back into crisis. Among the other half, most end up highly aid dependent. The author of this Special Report was invited to develop her proposal for reconstruction zones as a way to jump-start the economies of conflict- and disaster-affected countries in a dynamic and inclusive way, by improving aid effectiveness and accountability. References.
26. Restoring the Competitiveness of the Coffee Sector in Haiti
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Arias,Diego (Author), Brearley,Emily (Author), and Damais,Gilles (Author)
- Format:
- Pamphlet
- Publication Date:
- 2006
- Published:
- Inter-American Development Bank
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 46 p., This paper deals with the coffee industry in Haiti. Coffee has traditionally played a unique role in rural Haiti, in economic, social and environmental terms. However, the competitiveness of the coffee sector of Haiti has been declining over recent years due to a combination of external and domestic factors. This study analyses the current situation and the opportunities and challenges presented for improving the competitiveness of the coffee sector in Haiti in a sustainable manner. It presents a public policy framework to guide the public support and interventions. It concludes that support should be provided to help the coffee sector supply chain reap the potential benefits from new market opportunities, protect key environmental services in upper watersheds, and set an example for other agriculture and rural productive activitiesin Haiti.
27. Security Sector Reform in Haiti One Year After the Earthquake
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Fortin,Isabelle (Author)
- Format:
- Pamphlet
- Publication Date:
- 2011-03-24
- Published:
- Centre for International Governance Innovation
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 13 p., When the January 12, 2010 earthquake hit Haiti, the country was in the midst of a second round of security and justice system reforms supported by the international community. The quake killed hundreds of thousands of people, including some who played a critical role in implementing these reforms. Damaged infrastructure and casualties in key justice and security positions hindered the existing security institutions' ability to respond to the problems caused by the destruction. This paper examines how the security and justice reforms were affected by the earthquake, and the new security challenges faced by the population in the post-earthquake period.
28. Seismic risk assessment in Costa Rica: building capacity in the water and sanitation sector
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- World Bank (Author)
- Format:
- Pamphlet
- Publication Date:
- 2013-11-01
- Published:
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 2 pp., Costa Rica is one of the most earthquake-prone countries in the World due to the tectonic interaction of the Cocos and Caribbean plates. Earthquakes, and other natural hazards, place major stress on the country's population, infrastructure and economy, and often result in the disruption of basic services. In response to this, the Government of Costa Rica is continuously working to build the capacity of technicians to design effective disaster risk management policies and investments to reduce seismic risk.
29. The Impact of China on Latin America and the Caribbean
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Jenkins,Rhys (Author) and Peters,Enrique Dussel (Author)
- Format:
- Pamphlet
- Publication Date:
- May 2007
- Published:
- Brighton, United Kingdom: Institute of Development Studies
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 34 p., The rapid growth of China and its increased integration with the global economy is having both direct and indirect effects on the Latin American and Caribbean region. This report identifies the main channels through which China's growth is affecting the region and undertakes a preliminary analysis of the impacts that it is having on development.
30. Towards a Post-MINUSTAH Haiti: Making an Effective Transition
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- International Crisis Group (Author)
- Format:
- Pamphlet
- Publication Date:
- 2012-08-02
- Published:
- International Crisis Group
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 32 p., Suggests that the UN Stabilisation Mission in Haiti needs a gradual reconfiguration of its operations prior to a withdrawal, to avoid a security vacuum and give Haiti the chance for sustainable development. The real debate is not whether MINUSTAH should leave but when, and what to change in Haiti and in the mission's mandate, structure and behavior to ensure that a phased withdrawal is linked to stronger institutions and progress toward lasting stability and development. Figures, Appendixes, References.
31. U.S. Trade Policy and the Caribbean: From Trade Preferences to Free Trade Agreements
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Hornbeck,J. F. (Author)
- Format:
- Pamphlet
- Publication Date:
- 2010-06-22
- Published:
- Congressional Research Reports for the People
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 23 p., The Caribbean Basin has benefited from multiple preferential trade arrangements, the first being the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI), passed by Congress in the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act of 1983 followed by the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) of 2000, which provides tariff preferences for imports of apparel products, and the Haiti HOPE Act of 2006 (amended in 2008 and 2010), which gives even more generous preferences to imports of Haitian apparel.
32. US Spending in Haiti: The Need for Greater Transparency and Accountability
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Ramachandran,Vijaya (Author) and Walz,Julie (Author)
- Format:
- Pamphlet
- Publication Date:
- Feb 2013
- Published:
- Center for Global Development
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 4 p., An estimated $9 billion of public and private funding has been spent on disaster recovery in Haiti since the 2010 earthquake. Of that, $2.25 billion in public funding has been disbursed by the United States alone. But despite the large amount of public money involved, it is nearly impossible to track how it has been spent and what has been achieved. The transparency and accountability of US spending in Haiti needs to be improved. The authors suggest three steps to do so: Require prime contractors to report subcontracting data, Adopt the International Aid Transparency Initiative, and Require systematic, and publically available evaluations by NGOs and contractors.