Haiti in the balance : why foreign aid has failed and what we can do about it / Terry F. Buss with Adam Gardner.

Author/creator Buss, Terry F.
Other author Gardner, Adam.
Format Book
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press : National Academy of Public Administration, ©2008.
Descriptionxiv, 230 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction -- Haiti in extremis -- Political history -- Foreign assistance -- Foreign assistance and foreign policy -- Foreign assistance failures -- Lessons learned : reforming foreign assistance -- Lessons learned : governance and democracy programs -- René Préval's first two years in office : 2006--08.
Abstract "Tackles such questions as why has assistance been so ineffectual and what can be learned from Haiti's plight concerning foreign aid in general, by analyzing nearly twenty years of Haitian history, politics, and foreign relations"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 207-219) and index.
LCCN 2008025536
ISBN9780815713913 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0815713916 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks F 1921 .B88 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold