Haiti: The first black republic

Type :

Presentation

Pages :

5 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

07/25/2008

$ 10.95 Add to cart

Summary :

 
 

Table of Contents Haiti: The first black republic Table of Contents

 
  1. Intorduction.
  2. Historica background: Exploitation, instability and dictatorship.
  3. Transition to democracy.
  4. Modern challenges to democracy.
  5. Conclusion.

Abstract

In its early years as a wealthy French colony, haiti was the envy of European imperial powers; however, in the last two centuries it has undergone a major transformation from a blooming Caribbean colony to an economically, socially, environmentally, and politically troubled nation. Since the slave revolt of 1791 and subsequent independence in 1804, haiti's history has been plagued by corrupt and destructive leadership as well as by a struggle for political power between the urban mulatto elites and the predominantly poor, black, rural community (Foster 3, Haggerty, Tata, Weinstein 1). As a result, roughly two-thirds of the population lives in poverty, half of adults are illiterate, and health services are inadequate to address high infant and maternal mortality and major public health crises. [Moreover], real per capita gross domestic product fell at a rate of 2 percent during the 1980's and 2.5 percent during the 1990's. (quoted in "haiti Country Assistance Evaluation Report")

See similar documents : Medieval history

1
 
Fear of being black. The situation of black Haitian people in the Dominican Republic

Presentation  |  01/15/2009   |  en  |  .doc  |  3 pages

2
 
Saint Domingue: The First Successful Slave Rebellion

Research papers  |  09/05/2007   |  en  |  .doc  |  4 pages

3
 
U.S. immigration policy: Cuba vs. Haiti

Case study  |  07/30/2008   |  en  |  .doc  |  10 pages

4
 
"I.O.U. The debt threat and why we must defuse it", Noreena Hertz

Book review  |  05/07/2009   |  en  |  .doc  |  6 pages

5
 
Global trade relations: Opportunities and challenges for direct investment in Brazil

Research papers  |  01/15/2009   |  en  |  .doc  |  9 pages

Latest in the category : Medieval history

1
 
Did popular protest have any lasting influence on the Royal Policy in the 15th century?

Case study  |  08/11/2009   |  en  |  .doc  |  10 pages

2
 
Living the dream: Social climbers during Georgian England

Case study  |  08/05/2009   |  en  |  .doc  |  6 pages

3
 
Hans Behem's religious practices and beliefs

Term papers  |  08/03/2009   |  en  |  .doc  |  4 pages

5
 
The history of freemasonry in Europe and America

Term papers  |  06/22/2009   |  en  |  .doc  |  7 pages

Change Currency

About the author :

pencil image Evelyn V.  
Level :General public Study : International relations School/University : boston university

From the same author :

U.S. immigration policy: Cuba vs. Haiti

Case study  |  07/30/2008  |  us  |  .doc  |  10 pages

Women and the Great War

Presentation  |  07/30/2008  |  us  |  .doc  |  9 pages

Cuba: Prospects for democracy

Presentation  |  07/30/2008  |  us  |  .doc  |  6 pages