Haiti: Trapped in the Outer Periphery

by Robert Fatton Jr.

The inability of the Haitian state to deal with the devastation of the January 2010 earthquake brought into sharp focus Haiti's desperate social and economic conditions-and raised perplexing questions. What accounts for the country's continuing predicament? Why have repeated attempts at democratic governance failed so abysmally? And what role has the international community played? Addressing these questions, Robert Fatton focuses on Haiti's long...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1626370362
• ISBN13: 9781626370364
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
• Length: 227 Pages