Haiti: The Failure of Politics

ISBN-13: 9780275931728 / Angielski / Twarda / 1992 / 216 str.

Brian Weinstein; Aaron Segal

Opis

The notion that politics has failed the Haitian people is explored in this in-depth analysis of Haiti covering the government, economics, history, external relations, social structures, and future possibilities. The Haitian people have significant self-respect gained from independence in 1804 and sustained by widespread ownership of the land. While other books portray Haiti as a passive victim of US/capitalist manipulations, this book identifies the causes of widespread poverty and political instability as the result of multiple external and intenal factors centered in the elite-mass relationship, with the resourcefulness of the people blocked by greedy governments. While the authors agree that we have made some mistakes in our relationship with Haiti, they do not blame the United States for Haiti's worst political failure, the Duvalierist system. The authors conclude that if the new government of President Aristide keeps its promises, Haiti can improve. Essential to Haiti's recovery are closer ties to the Caribbean and to the EEC, along with a continuing relationship with the United States.