Poverty in Haiti: Essays on Underdevelopment and Post Disaster Prospects

Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Front Matter....Pages 1-2
Five Decisive Events in the Economic History of Haiti....Pages 3-18
Economic Interests Are Color-Blind: On Class Divisions in Haitian History....Pages 19-25
Poorest in the Caribbean: Haiti in the Twentieth Century....Pages 26-56
Front Matter....Pages 57-58
Economic and Political Forces in Haitian Underdevelopment....Pages 59-72
The Haitian Dilemma Reexamined: Lessons from the Past in the Light of Some New Economic Theory....Pages 73-106
Income and Land Distribution in Haiti: Some Remarks on Available Statistics....Pages 107-124
Some Economic Determinants of Haitian Migration to the Dominican Republic....Pages 125-152
Front Matter....Pages 153-154
Another Failed American Occupation?....Pages 155-159
From Kleptocracy to Democracy?....Pages 160-171
Problems of Policy Reform in the Haitian Economy....Pages 172-187
Sustained Growth in Haiti: Pipe-Dream or Realistic Possibility?....Pages 188-217
Front Matter....Pages 219-220
Hating the United States Does Not Help Haiti....Pages 221-226
After the Earthquake: What Future for Haiti?....Pages 227-271
Back Matter....Pages 272-282