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Record Nr.

UNINA9910449942503321

Titolo

Haiti [[electronic resource] ] : hope for a fragile state / / Yasmine Shamsie and Andrew S. Thompson, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Waterloo, Ont.], : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, c2006

ISBN

1-55458-784-0

1-280-46573-5

9786610465736

1-55458-132-X

1-4237-8558-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (151 p.)

Collana

Studies in International Governance

Altri autori (Persone)

ShamsieYasmine

ThompsonAndrew S <1975-> (Andrew Stuart)

Disciplina

972.94

Soggetti

Political science

Electronic books.

Haiti Politics and government 1986- Congresses

Haiti Economic conditions 1971- Congresses

Haiti Foreign relations Congresses

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Papers originally presented at the conference Canada in Haiti, held at the Centre for International Governance Innovation, Waterloo, Ont., Nov. 3-4, 2005.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Acronyms; Introduction-Haiti: Hope for a Fragile State; The Current and Historical Context; Justice and Security; Building Haiti through Civil Society; Conclusion-La difficile sortie d'une longue transition; Notes on the Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

""This book...avoids the political debates about Jean-Bertrand Aristide that dominate so many current writings about Haiti. Its focus is the society itself, the sources of difference, the origins of violence, and the possibility of change....The superb work done by the editors has established a high standard for future efforts."" (Terry Copp and John English from the Preface)     Haiti is a country in the midst of a political, economic, ecological, and social crisis. Violence has sabotaged



attempts to establish the rule of law, and state infrastructure is notably absent in much of the