Haiti: Trapped in the Outer Periphery

Title page
copyright page
Contents
Preface
ch1-Haiti’s Predicament
	Notes
ch2-The Outer Periphery
	The Core, Periphery, and Semi-Periphery
	Imperialism in the Age of Globalization: The Outer Periphery
	Blowback, Violence, and Protecting the Other
	Notes
ch3-The Contradictions of Haitian Citizenship
	From Antihaitianismo to Economic Domination: The Dominican Republic’s Changing Relations with Haiti
	Citizenship and Neoliberal Policies
	Notes
ch4-Political Economy in the Aftermath of the Quake
	The Interim Haiti Recovery Commission and International Assistance: Undermining Sovereignty
	President Martelly: Hoping for a New Start with Hands Tied
	The NGO Republic
	Garments over Food: The Misguided Strategy of Neglecting Agriculture
	State Corruption and the Aid Regime
	The Militarization of Humanism
	Choosing a Prime Minister: Race, Class, and US Interference in Haiti’s Dysfunctional Politics
	Haiti and the Outer Periphery
	Notes
ch5-The Unending Politics of Crisis
	The Strange Quest for a Prime Minister
	Foreign and Local Perceptions and the Constitution in the Balance
	Martelly Dreams of Reconciliation and a New Army
	The Dilemma of MINUSTAH’s Unwanted Presence
	Insecurity and Creating a Police Force
	Notes
ch6-Corruptions of Power
	Bribes and Banditry
	Popular Disillusionment
	Haiti and the Outer Periphery
	The Need for—and Resistance to—Agricultural Reform
	Suffering from a Permanent Emergency Syndrome
	A Possible—but Already Tarnished—Silver Lining
	Notes
Bibliography
Index
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