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2. Foreign aid and the failure of state building in Haiti under the Duvaliers, Aristide, Preval, and Martelly
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Buss,Terry F. (Author)
- Format:
- Pamphlet
- Publication Date:
- 2013
- Published:
- World Institute for Development Economics Research, United Nations University
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 48 p., After receiving at least US$20 billion in aid for reconstruction and development over the past 60 years, Haiti has been and remains a fragile state, one of the worse globally. The reasons for aid failure are legion but mostly relate to highly dysfunctional Haitian regimes, sometimes destructive US foreign policy and aid policy, and ongoing issues about how to deliver aid, all in the context of devastating natural disasters. The over-riding cause of aid failure has been the social, cultural and historical context which has led to domination by economic and political elites who have little interest in advancing Haiti, and who are totally self-interested-Haiti's fatal flaw.
3. Haiti Earthquake: Crisis and Response
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Margesson,Rhoda (Author) and Taft-Morales,Maureen (Author)
- Format:
- Pamphlet
- Publication Date:
- 2010-02-02
- Published:
- Congressional Research Reports for the People
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 56 p., The largest earthquake ever recorded in Haiti devastated parts of the country, including the capital, on January 12, 2010; and an estimated 3 million people, approximately one third of the overall population, have been affected by the earth quake, leaving an estimated 112,000 deaths and 194,000 injured. President Barack Obama assembled heads of US agencies to establish a coordinated response to the disaster; and Congressional concerns include budget priorities and oversight, burden-sharing, immigration, tax incentives for charitable donations, trade preferences for Haiti, and helping constituents find missing persons, speed pending adoptions, and contribute to relief efforts.
4. Haiti: Geopolitical Turmoil in the Wake of the Earthquake
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Gauthier,Amelie (Author)
- Format:
- Pamphlet
- Publication Date:
- Apr 2010
- Published:
- Real Instituto Elcano de Estudios Internacionales y Estrategicos
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 6 p., As well as being one of the worst natural disasters in history, the earthquake in Haiti in January 2010 exposed the developmental shortcomings of the poorest country in America and had repercussions on its foreign relations and internal policy. As the damage is still being assessed and the debates carry on regarding the reconstruction agenda, this report looks at the international response to the humanitarian catastrophe and its effects on the country's domestic political agenda.
5. Haiti: The Stakes of the Post-Quake Elections
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- International Crisis Group (Author)
- Format:
- Pamphlet
- Publication Date:
- 2010-10-27
- Published:
- International Crisis Group
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 26 p., Argues that if the electoral process is to be as transparent, non-violent and widely participated in as it needs to be, the Haitian government must meet a higher standard than ever before, and the UN, regional organizations and donors like the U.S., Canada, the EU and Brazil must urgently press for this and expand support.
6. 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.
7. Lessons from the Haiti Earthquake: Protecting Small States
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Chong,Alan (Author)
- Format:
- Pamphlet
- Publication Date:
- 2010-01-21
- Published:
- S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 3 p., The earthquake tragedy in Haiti offers lessons in how the world should prepare well in advance for such non-traditional security threats. Small states should focus on good governance while the international community should exercise rehabilitative soft power.
8. The Haitian Economy and the HOPE Act
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Hornbeck,J. F. (Author)
- Format:
- pa
- Publication Date:
- 2010-06-24
- Published:
- Congressional Research Reports for the People
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 24 p., In December 2006, the 109th Congress passed the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act of 2006 (HOPE I), which included special trade rules that give preferential access to US imports of Haitian apparel. With disappointing results, the 110th Congress responded by amending HOPE I with the Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act of 2008 (HOPE II). After the devastating 2010 earthquake, the US Congress addressed the apparel industry's needs by amending the HOPE Act with the Haiti Economic Lift Program (HELP) Act of 2010, which improves US market access for Haitian apparel exports.