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Author Lundahl, Mats, 1946-

Title Poverty in Haiti : essays on underdevelopment and post disaster prospects / Mats Lundahl
Published Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (xix, 282 pages)
Contents pt. 1. History -- pt. 2. Contemporary problems -- pt. 3. The failed transition -- pt. 4. A future for Haiti?
Summary Following the 2010 earthquake catastrophe, this book examines the economic and political challenges facing Haiti. It presents an overview of the country's economic history, and seeks new prospects for economic growth and development in the future. Following the catastrophic 2010 earthquake in Haiti, this book examines the economic and political challenges facing the country, and argues that a long-term plan is needed if Haiti is going to rise from the ashes of devastation. Mats Lundahl analyses Haiti's plight from a historical perspective, and investigates the central mechanisms that create underdevelopment in Haiti, notably the interplay between economic and political factors. He provides an account of the failed transition from a predatory state to a developing economy, focussing on the reform attempts and economic policy. The book goes on to address Haiti's current crisis, and the problem of future reconstruction over the next decades, and whether the rescue effort can succeed. This book is indispensable reading for all interested in the Haitian economy, development economics, and political economy
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Notes Print version record
Subject Economic history -- c 2000 to c 2010 -- Haiti.
Development economics -- c 2000 to c 2010 -- Haiti.
Political economy -- c 2000 to c 2010 -- Haiti.
Social impact of disasters -- c 2000 to c 2010 -- Haiti.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Economic Policy.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Government & Business.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Economic Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Business Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Structural Adjustment.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- General.
Economics.
Economic history
Economic policy
Wirtschaftsentwicklung
Volkswirtschaft
Wirtschaftspolitik
Armut
Erdbeben
SUBJECT Haiti -- Economic policy
Haiti -- Economic conditions -- 1971- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85058349
Subject Haiti
Haiti
Haïti -- Politique économique -- 1971- ...
Haïti -- Conditions économiques -- 1986-2010.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780230304932
0230304931
9786613028501
6613028509