Corruption and Its Influence on the Living Conditions in Haiti Located in the Caribbean Sea, occupying one third of the island of Hispaniola, Haiti has a very interesting political history. The country began as a French colony, however a revolution led by former slaves resulted in a declaration of sovereignty and the creation of an independent country in 1804. Presently, Haiti has a semi-presidential republic system with Hocelerm Privert as the current acting President since February 2016 when Michel Martelly’s term ended. A general election has been postponed repeatedly since then, most recently in October due to the damage of Hurricane Matthew. The election was finally held a few days ago on November 20, but no final results have been released
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To demonstrate this, corruption and the political system in Haiti must be examined. Afterwards, the living conditions in Haiti such as the access to education, food and drinking water have to be studied to determine the quality of life of Haitian citizens. Finally, the Haitian economic system, particularly in relation with government action, must be investigated to show the ties between corruption and the living conditions in Haiti. The literary review in this paper will look at the research that has been done in these areas, and the analysis will show how these factors are tied together and are influenced by corruption in the Haitian political system. While the effect of corruption on the living conditions in countries is already known, this paper will further show how this problem manifests itself in the everyday lives of Haitian citizens, something that has not previously been done. Although certain aspects of Haitian society have been examined in relation to corruption, this paper will provide a comprehensive look at many parts of Haitian society, how they are affected by corruption, and how this negatively impacts the living conditions of the Haitian …show more content…
The article looks at the second ouster of then-President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, and compares the violence surrounding his removal to past political violence in the country such as the armed mob led by Louis Jean-Jacques Acaau to try to take control of the government in 1844. Importantly, she says, “In the 200 years Haiti's elite has squabbled for power, René noted, its members never built a state that redistributed wealth or provided things like education, health care, roads or electricity” (Regan, 2005, p. 7). Regan also focuses on the problems with the Aristide regime such as their economic policies and ties to gangs. She concludes that this regime change is nothing new in Haiti and this is simply history repeating
To demonstrate this, corruption and the political system in Haiti must be examined. Afterwards, the living conditions in Haiti such as the access to education, food and drinking water have to be studied to determine the quality of life of Haitian citizens. Finally, the Haitian economic system, particularly in relation with government action, must be investigated to show the ties between corruption and the living conditions in Haiti. The literary review in this paper will look at the research that has been done in these areas, and the analysis will show how these factors are tied together and are influenced by corruption in the Haitian political system. While the effect of corruption on the living conditions in countries is already known, this paper will further show how this problem manifests itself in the everyday lives of Haitian citizens, something that has not previously been done. Although certain aspects of Haitian society have been examined in relation to corruption, this paper will provide a comprehensive look at many parts of Haitian society, how they are affected by corruption, and how this negatively impacts the living conditions of the Haitian …show more content…
The article looks at the second ouster of then-President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, and compares the violence surrounding his removal to past political violence in the country such as the armed mob led by Louis Jean-Jacques Acaau to try to take control of the government in 1844. Importantly, she says, “In the 200 years Haiti's elite has squabbled for power, René noted, its members never built a state that redistributed wealth or provided things like education, health care, roads or electricity” (Regan, 2005, p. 7). Regan also focuses on the problems with the Aristide regime such as their economic policies and ties to gangs. She concludes that this regime change is nothing new in Haiti and this is simply history repeating