Abstract:This article focuses on three moments in the intellectual elucidation of Haitian identity during the time that Haiti was occupied by the United States, from 1915 to 1934. It analyses the intellectual output of writers of Haitian Indigenism, which emerged during this period of crisis and its political developments. The article makes five main points: first, it presents the emergence of Haitian Indigenism; second, it turns to the first manifestation of Haitian intellectuals against the US occupation, considering… Show more
“…Yet, it could be argued foreign aid has only fostered dependency and corruption, while others argue sums just have not been large enough. There is still no significant relation between more foreign aid and faster economic growth; but over the last 30 years official aid has increased African countries GDP on an average of 1% per year, which can be powerful for countries in poverty (Edwards, 2014). MIT professors and Nobel Prize winners Banerjee and Duflo said there needs to be a "radical rethinking of the way to fight poverty", in which international institutions look at programs that have succeeded, such as economic recovery in Rwanda after the genocide, to help devise specific aid programs in the war against underdevelopment (Edwards, 2014).…”
The development of a country in the modern world is strongly influenced by its colonial past, whether it got its independence through violent or so-called more 'peaceful' movements. This article reviews the way that colonialism set the stage for a country's difficulties in the establishment of stable governance, such as the Apartheid in South Africa, in which a group was put into power by fully ignoring the demands for democracy and the social issues of the country. It examines factors that could differentiate colonies in this rush for development and self-determination, such as former British colonies appearing to be more successful in regards to levels of democracy, despite countries like Canada and Australia developing very differently from India or South Africa. The way in which populations rose to independence could also have an impact in the way that they further developed. Frantz Fanon argues that true independence could only be achieved through violent manifestations. Those led to a more unified population, and as nationalism is shown to be positively correlated with economic development, to greater economic growth of a former colony.
“…Yet, it could be argued foreign aid has only fostered dependency and corruption, while others argue sums just have not been large enough. There is still no significant relation between more foreign aid and faster economic growth; but over the last 30 years official aid has increased African countries GDP on an average of 1% per year, which can be powerful for countries in poverty (Edwards, 2014). MIT professors and Nobel Prize winners Banerjee and Duflo said there needs to be a "radical rethinking of the way to fight poverty", in which international institutions look at programs that have succeeded, such as economic recovery in Rwanda after the genocide, to help devise specific aid programs in the war against underdevelopment (Edwards, 2014).…”
The development of a country in the modern world is strongly influenced by its colonial past, whether it got its independence through violent or so-called more 'peaceful' movements. This article reviews the way that colonialism set the stage for a country's difficulties in the establishment of stable governance, such as the Apartheid in South Africa, in which a group was put into power by fully ignoring the demands for democracy and the social issues of the country. It examines factors that could differentiate colonies in this rush for development and self-determination, such as former British colonies appearing to be more successful in regards to levels of democracy, despite countries like Canada and Australia developing very differently from India or South Africa. The way in which populations rose to independence could also have an impact in the way that they further developed. Frantz Fanon argues that true independence could only be achieved through violent manifestations. Those led to a more unified population, and as nationalism is shown to be positively correlated with economic development, to greater economic growth of a former colony.
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