Political Geography: Caribbean / Topic: Foreign Aid

Author:: Robert Klitgaard
Publication Date:: 03-2010
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
Abstract:: In the aftermath of the disastrous earthquake of January 12, 2010, Haiti will receive unprecedented aid for reconstruction and for its promising economic strategy. But given the country's legacy of corruption, massive aid could simply result in another massive Haitian failure. Success hinges on facing corruption squarely and developing a hard-headed, politically sensitive anticorruption strategy. How this could be done, given Haiti's realities and lessons from fighting corruption around the world, is the subject of this paper.
Topic:: Corruption, Development, Foreign Aid, and Governance
Political Geography:: Caribbean and Haiti

Author:: Robert Maguire
Publication Date:: 04-2010
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: United States Institute of Peace
Abstract:: Haiti's January 12 earthquake left up to 300,000 people dead, an equal number injured, and more than a million displaced; overall damage and loss are valued at $7.9 billion, or about 120 percent of Haiti's 2009 gross domestic product.
Topic:: Disaster Relief, International Cooperation, Foreign Aid, and Reconstruction
Political Geography:: Caribbean and Haiti

Author:: Robert Maguire and Casie Copeland
Publication Date:: 05-2010
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: United States Institute of Peace
Abstract:: At the March 31, 2010 International Donors' Conference on Haiti some $10 billion was pledged in support of the government of Haiti's “Action Plan for National Recovery and Development of Haiti,” with $5.3 billion earmarked for the next two years.
Topic:: Development, Disaster Relief, Humanitarian Aid, International Cooperation, Foreign Aid, and Reconstruction
Political Geography:: United States, Caribbean, and Haiti

Author:: Liz Panarelli and Madeline Kristoff
Publication Date:: 04-2010
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: United States Institute of Peace
Abstract:: Concerns about the role of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in Haiti's development have been present for decades. However, these issues have gained increasing prominence following the January 12, 2010 earthquake that destroyed much of Port-au-Prince.
Topic:: Disaster Relief, Humanitarian Aid, Non-Governmental Organization, Foreign Aid, Governance, and Reconstruction
Political Geography:: Caribbean and Haiti

Author:: Morten Broberg
Publication Date:: 11-2010
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: Danish Institute for International Studies
Abstract:: The Cotonou Agreement is the European Union's most important legal measure in the field of development assistance covering 79 developing countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP countries). It empowers the European Union to sanction 'serious cases of corruption' where this corruption is related to economic and sectoral policies and programmes to which the European Union is a significant financial partner. During the negotiations leading to the adoption of the Cotonou Agreement the ACP countries strongly objected to the inclusion of the possibility of sanctioning corruption. In practice the European Union has only sanctioned one single case of corruption under the provision, however. Whereas this does not necessarily mean that the sanctioning clause is without an impact, the fact that sanctions have been imposed in only one situation is a strong indication that its impact is rather limited. It is suggested that more effective means of preventing corruption are considered.
Topic:: Corruption, Development, Humanitarian Aid, Treaties and Agreements, and Foreign Aid
Political Geography:: Africa, Europe, and Caribbean

Author:: Robert Perito
Publication Date:: 05-2009
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: United States Institute of Peace
Abstract:: In 2009, Haiti has been the subject of an unprecedented diplomatic initiative led by the United Nations. In rapid succession, Haiti received visits from the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, the UN Security Council, former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and numerous senior delegations from Caribbean and South American countries. In April, Haiti was the subject of an international donors' conference hosted by the Inter-American Development Bank that reaffirmed previous commitments and pledged $324 million in new economic assistance. The visits and the donors' conference were preceded by a UN sponsored report by Oxford economist and bestselling author Paul Collier on specific steps that could help Haiti achieve economic security.
Topic:: Conflict Resolution, Diplomacy, Economics, Foreign Aid, and Financial Crisis
Political Geography:: South America, Caribbean, and Haiti

Author:: Robert Maguire
Publication Date:: 10-2009
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: United States Institute of Peace
Abstract:: In April 2009, multilateral and bilateral donors pledged $353 million to support the government of Haiti's plan to alleviate poverty, mitigate the effects of natural disasters, and achieve sustained economic growth.
Topic:: Development, Health, Poverty, Third World, and Foreign Aid
Political Geography:: Caribbean

Author:: Terry F. Buss and Adam Gardner
Publication Date:: 02-2006
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: The National Academy of Public Administration
Abstract:: Haiti—an island [shared with the Dominican Republic] country of 8 million people about the size of Maryland just 600 miles off the coast of Florida—is an extreme case: it has received billions in foreign assistance, yet persists as one of the poorest and worst governed countries. Haiti is strategically important to the United States because of its location; perpetual state of violence and instability affecting the region; support for drug trafficking; potential as a trading partner; strong ties to a large Haitian-American diaspora; counterbalance to Communist Cuba; and relationship with the Latin American and Caribbean community.
Topic:: Economics, Poverty, Bilateral Relations, Foreign Aid, and Governance
Political Geography:: United States, Cuba, Latin America, Caribbean, and Florida

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