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From aid to trade : how aid organizations, businesses, and governments can work together, lessons learned from Haiti /

Why, after receiving billions of dollars, do poor countries remain poor? Why are failing foreign aid models utilized over and over again? After the devastating 2010 Haiti earthquake, authors Daniel Jean-Louis and Jacqueline Klamer observed first-hand the negative consequences of donations provided w...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jean-Louis, Daniel
Otros Autores: Klamer, Jacqueline
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Grand Rapids, Michigan] : Fresh Strategy Press, 2016.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Foreword / Ralph Edmond
  • 1. The tragedy of Auguste Savonnerie: How international donations killed a successful Haitian business
  • 2. Business, government, and NGOs: The major players in Haiti's economic system
  • 3. The history of Haiti's market-based economy from the precolonial years to the present
  • 4. An abundance of NGOs: How international aid contributed to a failed state
  • 5. Making the move from aid to trade: Opportunity-based economic development (OBED) and the power of balanced transactions
  • 6. Implementing the OBED strategy: First steps in transforming aid into trade
  • 7. Methods for supporting business growth
  • 8. Destructive aid models: A response to recent changes in NGO practices
  • 9. Buy Haitian, restore Haiti: Bringing NGOs and businesses together
  • 10. Advocating for Haiti's future: A final call for change
  • Appendix: NGOs in Haiti and around the world: An overview.