Haiti: Trapped in the Outer Periphery - Hardcover

Fatton, Robert, Jr.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1626370362 ISBN 13: 9781626370364

Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., 2013

Synopsis

The inability of the Haitian state to deal with the devastation of the January 2010 earthquake brought into sharp focus Haiti’s desperate social and economic conditions―and raised perplexing questions. What accounts for the country’s continuing predicament? Why have repeated attempts at democratic governance failed so abysmally? And what role has the international community played? Addressing these questions, Robert Fatton focuses on Haiti’s long history of predatory rule and also introduces the concept of the outer periphery to explore the impact of a world economy shaped by neoliberal policies. The result is an insightful analysis of contemporary Haitian politics and society with significant implications for the broader study of comparative politics.

About this title

About the Author:

Robert Fatton Jr. is Julia A. Cooper Professor of Government and Foreign Affairs at the University of Virginia. His numerous publications include Predatory Rule: State and Civil Society in Africa; Haiti’s Predatory Republic: The Unending Transition to Democracy; and The Roots of Haitian Despotism. Professor Fatton was awarded the Haitian Studies Association Award for Excellence in 2011.

Review:

Fatton’s book is a must-read.... The book’s blatant truth and solid analysis disclose the battered Haitian sociopolitical landscape that causes the state to be dysfunctional and extremely vulnerable to varied interests that arrest the autonomous development of the state. (Patrick Sylvain Journal of Haitian Studies)

Highly recommended. (Choice)

Few studies capture the complex array of forces underpinning Haiti’s political development as completely or as lucidly as Robert Fatton’s most recent monograph.... This is a skillfully crafted book whose arguments merit serious consideration. It is not only an incisive rejoinder to the dominant intellectual discourse about international aid and state failure; it also offers a thought-provoking challenge to policymakers (both Haitian and international) engaged in the reconstruction of Haiti. (Daniel J. Beers Perspectives on Politics)

About this edition

• Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc.
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1626370362
• ISBN 13: 9781626370364
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 227