Social Resilience and State Fragility in Haiti (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780821371879)

Haiti is a resilient society whose rural communities in particular have developed coping mechanisms in response to a long history of underdevelopment and political instability. The country's religious, cultural, and artistic life is highly diverse and vibrant. Like other fragile states, however, Haiti is also beset by widespread poverty, inequality, economic decline, unemployment, poor governance, and violence. This Country Study examines Haiti's conflict-poverty trap from the perspective of the triangle of factors that have been identified as its main components: (a) demographic and socioeconomic factors at the individual and household levels; (b) the state's institutional capacity to provide public goods and manage social risks; and (c) the agendas and strategies of political actors. The report's three main chapters explore the nature of these components. The closing chapter considers the linkages among them.

Author: Dorte Verner
ISBN-10: 0821371878
ISBN-13: 9780821371879
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2007
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 9.93h x 7.10w x 0.36d