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Fixing Haiti : MINUSTAH and beyond / edited by Jorge Heine and Andrew S. Thompson.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextLanguage: English Publication details: Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press, c2011.Description: xxi, 277 pages. : illustrations. ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9789280811971
  • 9280811975
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 972.9407/3 23
LOC classification:
  • F1928.2 .F5 2011
Contents:
Foreword / Paul Collier -- Introduction : Haiti's governance challenges and the international community / Jorge Heine and Andrew S. Thompson -- External shocks to fragile states : building resilience in Haiti / Amélie Gauthier and Madalena Moita -- Haiti's unending crisis of governance : food, the constitution and the struggle for power / Robert Fatton Jr. -- The legacy of the 1987 constitution : reform or renewal? / Mirlande Manigat -- Haiti : malversive state and teetering nation / Patrick Sylvain -- Reforming the Haitian national police : from stabilization to consolidation / Timothy Donais -- The "MINUSTAH experience" / Gerard Le Chevallier -- Peace operations : on the importance of perceiving versus just seeing / Eduardo Aldunate -- Latin American peacekeeping : a new era of regional cooperation / Johanna Mendelson Forman -- UNPKO and the Latin American armed forces / Juan Emilio Cheyre -- Haiti and the regional dynamics of international cooperation / José Raúl Perales -- Brazil's mission in Haiti / Marcel Biato -- Canada and the travail of partnership in Haiti / Stephen Baranyi -- US policy towards Haiti under the administrations of George W. Bush and Barack Obama / Robert Maguire -- Conclusion : fixing Haiti-MINUSTAH and beyond / Jorge Heine and Andrew S. Thompson.
Summary: Fixing Haiti critically examines Haiti’s persistent governance challenges and the role of the international community, particularly the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), in attempting to stabilize the country after 2004. The book brings together leading experts to explore: The political and institutional weaknesses that have hindered Haiti’s development. The impact of external interventions, including MINUSTAH and regional actors like Brazil, Canada, the United States, and other hemispheric partners. The complexities of nation-building in fragile states and the balance between international support and Haitian ownership of reforms. Case studies and analyses of security, policing, constitutional issues, and development challenges. Overall, the volume highlights the successes, limitations, and lessons learned from international involvement in Haiti, emphasizing that sustainable solutions require coordinated efforts between the Haitian government, local actors, and the global community.
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Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Automatización y Procesos Técnicos Automatización y Procesos Técnicos (1er. Piso) F1928.2 .F5 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000193692

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword / Paul Collier -- Introduction : Haiti's governance challenges and the international community / Jorge Heine and Andrew S. Thompson -- External shocks to fragile states : building resilience in Haiti / Amélie Gauthier and Madalena Moita -- Haiti's unending crisis of governance : food, the constitution and the struggle for power / Robert Fatton Jr. -- The legacy of the 1987 constitution : reform or renewal? / Mirlande Manigat -- Haiti : malversive state and teetering nation / Patrick Sylvain -- Reforming the Haitian national police : from stabilization to consolidation / Timothy Donais -- The "MINUSTAH experience" / Gerard Le Chevallier -- Peace operations : on the importance of perceiving versus just seeing / Eduardo Aldunate -- Latin American peacekeeping : a new era of regional cooperation / Johanna Mendelson Forman -- UNPKO and the Latin American armed forces / Juan Emilio Cheyre -- Haiti and the regional dynamics of international cooperation / José Raúl Perales -- Brazil's mission in Haiti / Marcel Biato -- Canada and the travail of partnership in Haiti / Stephen Baranyi -- US policy towards Haiti under the administrations of George W. Bush and Barack Obama / Robert Maguire -- Conclusion : fixing Haiti-MINUSTAH and beyond / Jorge Heine and Andrew S. Thompson.

Fixing Haiti critically examines Haiti’s persistent governance challenges and the role of the international community, particularly the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), in attempting to stabilize the country after 2004.

The book brings together leading experts to explore:

The political and institutional weaknesses that have hindered Haiti’s development.

The impact of external interventions, including MINUSTAH and regional actors like Brazil, Canada, the United States, and other hemispheric partners.

The complexities of nation-building in fragile states and the balance between international support and Haitian ownership of reforms.

Case studies and analyses of security, policing, constitutional issues, and development challenges.

Overall, the volume highlights the successes, limitations, and lessons learned from international involvement in Haiti, emphasizing that sustainable solutions require coordinated efforts between the Haitian government, local actors, and the global community.

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