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    1. Diamonds in the Rubble: The Women of Haiti Institutions, Gender Equity and Human Development in Haiti

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Padgett,Andrew (Author) and Warnecke,Tonia (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    Sep 2011
    Published:
    Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Journal of Economic Issues
    Journal Title Details:
    45(3) : 527-557
    Notes:
    Provides a brief background of Haiti's economic development over the last several decades, along with the status of women's rights and gender-differentiated socioeconomic outcomes. Analyzes how policy neglect of gender equity in Haiti has contributed to failed economic development and identifies ways that other developing countries have successfully incorporated a focus on gender equity in their development strategy, particularly in the face of natural disaster and financial crisis.

    2. Green Reconstruction: Laying a Firm Foundation for Haiti's Recovery

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Hendricks,Bracken (Author), Christensen,Aimee (Author), and Toussaint,Ronald (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    Oct 2010
    Published:
    Cambridge, MA: MIT Press
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Innovations (Innovations)
    Journal Title Details:
    5(4) : 129-141
    Notes:
    Part of a special journal issue dedicated to strategies for societal renewal in Haiti., The global community has an obligation to ensure that the reconstruction of Haiti's infrastructure increases economic resilience by adding value to existing assets and reducing vulnerability to external shocks, whether from natural disasters like earthquakes or man-made crises like spiking energy prices. This paper highlights a strategy for coordination across the development process, identifying the roles different partner groups can play, and identifying several priorities for that coordinated effort as the rebuilding process gets underway.

    3. Red Light on the Red Cross in Haiti?

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Christoff,Stefan (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    2012 Sep
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Briarpatch
    Journal Title Details:
    41(5) : 21-23
    Notes:
    Focuses on the slow progress of Haiti after two years of earthquake in Canada.&nbsp;Offers information on the reconstruction failure of the organization Canadian Red Cross and other communities even after providing the financial help and donations. Also discusses the reasons where the Canadian Red Cross is lacking to improve the condition of Haiti.