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Social Resilience and State Fragility in Haiti.

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Verner, Dorte
Otros Autores: Egset, Willy
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Herndon : World Bank Publications, 2007.
Colección:Country Studies.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Executive Summary; 1. Introduction; Historical Background: Origins of the Rural-Urban Divide; Analytical Framework; 2. The Haitian People: Demographics, Poverty, and Socioeconomic Outcomes and Risks; Demographic Trends; Haitian Poverty and Inequality; Migration; Endowment and Distribution of Assets and Resources; Social Cohesion and Violence; Conclusion: Demographic and Socioeconomic Implications for Violence and Conflict Risk; 3. Governance and Institutions; Functions of the State; Haiti's Fragile State; Infrastructure and Basic Services.
  • SecurityJustice and the Rule of Law; Conclusion: Restoring the Capacity of State Institutions; 4. Political Forces and Actors; A History of Political Violence; A Difficult Democratic Transition, 1990-2004; Political Mobilization and Entrepreneurs of Violence; Checks and Balances in Haiti's Political Process; Conclusion: Strong National Leadership is Crucial to Breaking the Conflict-Poverty Trap; 5. Conclusion: Breaking Out of the Conflict-Poverty Trap; Appendixes; A. Country at a Glance; B. Demography; C. Data and Methodology; D. Incidence of Education Level and Poverty Correlates.
  • E. Poverty ProfileF. Access to Basic Services in Haiti; G. Cohesion and Violence in Haiti; References; Map; List of Tables; 2.1. Median Annual Income Per Capita, 2001 (gourdes); 2.2. Average Income Per Capita by Decile, 2001 (gourdes); 2.3. Income Source for Households Per Capita 2001 (percent); 2.4. Determinants of Income in Haiti, 2001 Quantiles, Dependent Variable: Log Total income (per capita); 2.5. Poverty Gaps, 2001; 2.7. Projected Poverty Reduction Impact of Uniform Growth in Haiti; 2.8. Domestic Migration, 2001 (percent); 2.9. Reason for Migration, Youth and Adults, 2001 (percent).
  • 2.10. Likelihood of Migrating to Port-au-Prince, 20012.11. Migration from Haiti, 1985-2005; 2.12. School Attendance by Age, 2001 (percent); 2.13. School Attendance of 7-14 Year-Olds by Income Quintile (percent), 2001; 2.14. Work Sector by Gender 2001 (percent); 2.15. Probability of Youth being Unemployed or Inactive 2001; 3.1. Functions of the State; B.1. Population Size and Growth and Household Size in Urban and Rural Haiti, 1982-2003; B.2. Degree of Urbanization in Haiti and its Regions, 1982 and 2003 (percent); B.3. Average Household Size by Income Group and Place of Residence, 2001.
  • B.4. Average Number of Household Members Aged Less than 15 Years, 2001D.1. Incidence of Education Level in Rural Haiti (percent), 2001; D.2. Incidence of Education Level in Urban Haiti (percent), 2001; D.3. Incidence of Education Level in Metropolitan Haiti (percent), 2001; D.4. Analysis of Poverty Correlates in Haiti, 2001; E.1. Highest Education Level Completed (percent), 2001; E.2. Poverty Incidence by Farm Size (percent), 2001; E.3. Probability of being Employed in the Nonagricultural Sector, 2001; F.1. Access to Basic Services; F.2. Typology of Non-State Basic Service Providers in Haiti.