Haiti and the Dominican Republic: Conditions, Issues, and U.S. Relations

$295.00

Otis Thorpe (Editor)

Series: Latin American Political, Economic, and Security Issues
BISAC: POL057000

Haiti shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic. Since the fall of the Duvalier dictatorship in 1986, Haiti has struggled to overcome its centuries-long legacy of authoritarianism, extreme poverty, and underdevelopment. Economic and social stability improved considerably, and many analysts believed Haiti was turning a corner toward sustainable development when it was set back by a massive earthquake in January 2010 that devastated much of the capital of Port-au-Prince. Although it is recovering, poverty remains massive and deep, and economic disparity is wide: Haiti remains the poorest country in the western hemisphere. This book discusses the conditions and issues in Haiti and the Dominican Republic as well as their relations with the United States.
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1 – Haiti under President Martelly: Current Conditions and Congressional Concerns (pp. 1-40)
Maureen Taft-Morales

Chapter 2 – Haiti 2013 Human Rights Report (pp. 41-80)
U.S. Department of State; Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor

Chapter 3 – Haiti 2013 International Religious Freedom Report (pp. 81-84)
U.S. Department of State; Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor

Chapter 4 – 2014 Investment Climate Statement: Hait (pp. 85-108)
Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs

Chapter 5 – Dominican Republic: Background and U.S. Relations (pp. 109-128)
Clare Ribando Seelke

Chapter 6 – Dominican Republic 2013 Human Rights Report (pp. 129-166)
U.S. Department of State; Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor

Chapter 7 – Dominican Republic 2013 International Religious Freedom Report (pp. 167-170)
U.S. Department of State;
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor

Chapter 8 – 2014 Investment Climate Statement: Dominican Republic (pp. 171-184)
Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs

Index

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