The Political Economy of Disaster: Destitution, Plunder and Earthquake in Haiti

by Mats Lundahl

Book Overview

Haiti, one of the least developed and most vulnerable nations in the Western Hemisphere, made the international headlines in January 2010 when an earthquake destroyed the capital, Port-au-Prince. More than a year later, little reconstruction has taken place, in spite of a strong international funding commitment.

Mats Lundahl has written several seminal works on Haiti, and this volume brings together the best of his past work on Haiti's economic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138902640
• ISBN13: 9781138902640
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 8.9"