Haiti In The New World Order: The Limits Of The Democratic Revolution

by Alex Dupuy

Overview

This book, a critical study of Haiti's place in the "New World Order," examines the limits of its "democratic revolution" and the prospects for social change. Exploring why the successive military governments in power between 1986 and 1990 were unable to implement the neoliberal economic reforms sanctioned by the World Bank and USAID, Dupuy also an

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780429720369
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/18/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	236
File size:	407 KB

About the Author

Alex Dupuy is professor of sociology and dean of the Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Programs at Wesleyan University. He is the author of Haiti in the World Economy: Class, Race, and Underdevelopment Since 1700 (Westview, 1989).

Table of Contents

Meanings of the New World Order -- A Neoliberal Model For Post-Duvalier Haiti -- The Struggle for a Democratic Alternative: 1986-1990 -- The Prophet Armed: Jean-Bertrand Aristide's Liberation Theology and Politics -- An Alternative Development Model for Haiti -- The Lavalas Government and Its Overthrow: February to September 1991 -- The Prophet Tamed: The Coup d'etat and the Moderation of Aristide -- Epilogue