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Book Synopsis Livelihoods in Northern Haiti by : Vincent M. Mugisha
Download or read book Livelihoods in Northern Haiti written by Vincent M. Mugisha and published by Catholic Relief Services. This book was released on 2011-11-20 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catholic Relief Services conducted a participatory assessment to collect data on livelihoods in northern Haiti and produce recommendations for future programs. The team traveled to Gonaives, Port-de-Paix and Ouanaminthe to conduct the assessment in nine communities. Team members met with local authorities and community-based organizations. They also conducted large-group and community-level interviews, household surveys and focus groups. Community members and the PLA team produced eight recommendations.
Book Synopsis Livelihoods and Sustainability in La Visite National Park, Haiti by : Kevin A. Blythe
Download or read book Livelihoods and Sustainability in La Visite National Park, Haiti written by Kevin A. Blythe and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Planting Now: Agricultural challenges and opportunities for Haiti’s reconstruction by : Marc Cohen
Download or read book Planting Now: Agricultural challenges and opportunities for Haiti’s reconstruction written by Marc Cohen and published by Oxfam. This book was released on 2010 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Political Economy in Haiti by : Simon M. Fass
Download or read book Political Economy in Haiti written by Simon M. Fass and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-02-13 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This important study introduces the conceptual premise that families, like firms, analyze their circumstances, make decisions, and pursue courses of action on the basis of what they perceive to be the most efficient methods for producing and reproducing survival. Combining this premise with an extraordinary assemblage of facts gleaned over the period of a decade from the streets, markets and homes of Port-au-Prince, the author weaves a tapestry of despair and hope which only an unusual degree of intimacy with the details of everyday life in the city could provide. The result is a considerable deepening of understanding about the politics and economics by which family members earn their livelihoods, distribute resources within and between households, produce life and labor from food and water, provide shelter and schooling for themselves, and borrow money to finance these and other activities. These different dimensions of daily existence form a web of interdependency in which change in any one dimension causes change in all the others. As Professor Pass's work demonstrates, research and development assistance practices of public and private organizations, in such areas as employment, health, housing, education and credit are often irrelevant. This is because they are necessarily guided by prevailing concepts and theories with respect to the circumstances of the urban poor, which sometimes do the poor considerable disservice. With the additional insight provided by a decade of participation in the design of policies, programs and projects serving as a tempering influence, the author does not leap to easy criticism of prevailing views and practices. He notes that ideas and interventions change in response to new understanding, sometimes in ways that the producers of such understanding could never have imagined. The problem is that change is painfully slow, and in desperately poor countries like Haiti, waiting for change exacts an almost intolerable price from the poor. This book is a provocative yet highly original contribution which will require serious attention from scholars and practitioners of development. Appearing as it does soon after the great seaward exodus of Haitians and urban unrest culminating in the flight of the Duvalier family, this timely volume will provide illumination for those seeking to understand the circumstances that press people to risk all in the name of survival.
Book Synopsis Labor Markets in Rural and Urban Haiti: Based on the First Household Survey for Haiti by : Dorte Verner
Download or read book Labor Markets in Rural and Urban Haiti: Based on the First Household Survey for Haiti written by Dorte Verner and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2012 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper addresses labor markets in Haiti, including farm and nonfarm employment and income generation. The analyses are based on the first Living Conditions Survey of 7,186 households covering the whole country and representative at the regional level. The findings suggest that four key determinants of employment and productivity in nonfarm activities are education, gender, location, and migration status. This is emphasized when nonfarm activities are divided into low-return and high-return activities. The wage and producer income analyses reveal that education is key to earning higher wages and incomes. Moreover, producer incomes increase with farm size, land title, and access to tools, electricity, roads, irrigation, and other farm inputs.
Book Synopsis Peasants and Poverty (Routledge Revivals) by : Mats Lundahl
Download or read book Peasants and Poverty (Routledge Revivals) written by Mats Lundahl and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-05-15 with total page 706 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Haiti is a country which, until the earthquake of 2010, remained largely outside the focus of world interest and outside the important international historical currents during its existence as a free nation. The nineteenth century was the decisive period in Haitian history, serving to shape the class structure, the political tradition and the economic system. During most of this period, Haiti had little contact with both its immediate neighbours and the industrialised nations of the world, which led to the development of Haiti as a peasant nation. This title, first published in 1979, examines the factors responsible for the poverty of the Haitian peasant, by using both traditional economic models as well as a multidisciplinary approach incorporating economics and other branches of social science. The analysis deals primarily with the Haitian peasant economy from the early 1950s to the early 1970s, examining in depth the explanations for the secular tendency of rural per capita incomes to decline during this period.
Book Synopsis Haiti, Land of Poverty by : Robert J. Tata
Download or read book Haiti, Land of Poverty written by Robert J. Tata and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Peasants and Poverty by : Mats Lundahl
Download or read book Peasants and Poverty written by Mats Lundahl and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monograph comprising an economic analysis of accelerating poverty (low income) trends regarding rural workers in Haiti - covers economic conditions with respect to peasant economy, falling agricultural incomes, effects of rural population growth, land reform and agricultural policy, public finance, problems of agricultural credit, malnutrition, disease and resistance to technological change, etc. Bibliography pp. 649 to 683, diagrams, maps and statistical tables.
Book Synopsis When the Hands Are Many by : Jennie M. Smith
Download or read book When the Hands Are Many written by Jennie M. Smith and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2018-05-31 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an ethnography that challenges standard approaches to understanding the poor and disempowered, Jennie M. Smith's descriptions of peasant activity change what constitutes a democratic society. Through their civil institutions and artistic expression, Haitian peasants, widely known as some of the world's most impoverished, politically disempowered, and illiterate citizens, debate the meanings of development, democracy, and the public good.Smith offers a historically grounded overview of how the Haitian state and certain foreign powers have sought to develop rural Haiti and relates how Haitian peasants have responded to such efforts through words and deeds. The author argues that songs called chante pwen serve as "melodic machetes," a tool with which the peasants make their voices heard in many social circumstances.When the Hands Are Many illustrates the philosophies, styles, and structures typical of social organization in rural Haiti with narrative portraits of peasant organizations engaged in agricultural work parties, business meetings, religious ceremonies, social service projects, song sessions, and other activities. Smith integrates these organizations' strengths into a new vision for social change and asks what must happen in Haiti and elsewhere to facilitate positive transformation in the world today.
Book Synopsis The Haitian Economy by : Mats Lundahl
Download or read book The Haitian Economy written by Mats Lundahl and published by London : Croom Helm. This book was released on 1983 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Economic analysis of reasons for underdevelopment and poverty in Haiti - reviews historical trends, 1492 to 1971; analyses agrarian structure, land ownership and sharecropping, international migration, population density and emigration to Cuba and Dominican Republic; surveys agricultural market integration and correlation of agricultural price series; examines cooperative structure, obstacles to technological change and the precarious situation of peasant farmers, and need for government interest in economic development. Bibliography.
Book Synopsis Mountain Majesty by : John V. Winings
Download or read book Mountain Majesty written by John V. Winings and published by Dudley Court Press, LLC. This book was released on 2019-04-16 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is it possible to change the world, or at least some part of it? Mountain Majesty: The History of CODEP Haiti Where Sustainable Agricultural Development Works takes an in-depth look at a unique organization that has improved the lives of thousands of rural Haitians through sustainable agricultural development. Together, Jack and Evelyn Hanna embarked on their dream retirement. They outfitted a boat to cruise the Caribbean islands and planned to do volunteer work where they could. But a chance encounter with a desperate Barbadian woman challenged their assumptions and ultimately changed the course of countless lives from another island in the region. Rural Haitian kids often go hungry. They wear tattered clothing and have no shoes. Many people suffer from malnutrition and severe poverty. Hurricanes, floods, deforestation and soil erosion, coupled with political instability, high unemployment and a lack of infrastructure conspire to prevent them from being able to grow enough food to feed their families. In Haiti's Cormier Valley, Jack saw the terrain - huge patches of completely barren land no trees, huge gullies, no soil incapable of sustaining life, plant or animal - and recognized that the only way to help the people of the Cormier Valley was to address the whole watershed area through sustainable agriculture. CODEP was brought to life by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), working with local Haitians and NGOs. They embarked on an ambitious reforestation and erosion control project to ultimately improve the economic conditions for rural Haitians in the Cormier Valley. Sustainable agricultural development is challenging work, but locals saw first-hand just what it could do for their community. They dug ditches and bolstered mountainsides. They germinated, grew and planted trees. They overcame interference from goats, insects and embargos. They upgraded infrastructure and slowly secured additional land for planting. CODEP has encouraged responsible ecological stewardship and reaping the benefits of long-term rewards. Their project solutions are more attractive than the common practice of cutting down trees for charcoal and some quick cash. As a result, CODEP is one of the more successful agricultural development projects in Haiti, and possibly in the world. Nowadays, beautiful fruit trees grow in the forest shade and the people of Cormier Valley are healthier than ever before. Mountain Majesty: The History of CODEP Haiti Where Sustainable Agricultural Development Works documents this fascinating change from environmental degradation to habitat redemption, where environmental rehabilitation led to the restoration of human dignity. A deeply personal story, Mountain Majesty profiles leaders and participants like the Haitians Edvy and NwÈl and project architects Jack and Rodney, exploring their lives, motivations and actions. It also addresses the management issues that non-profits and church mission projects often face. How can we really help the people we want to help? How do we secure more funding? How do we ensure stakeholder participation? How can we identify and develop local leaders? How do we adequately set goals and measure progress? How can we keep donors happy? How do we balance competing interests? How do we keep moving forward when the founder leaves? How do we ensure sustainability? These are some of the questions that keep nonprofits awake at night, and some of the lessons offered by this book.
Book Synopsis Peripheral Migrants by : Samuel Martínez
Download or read book Peripheral Migrants written by Samuel Martínez and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Peripheral Migrants examines the circulation of labor from rural Haiti to the sugar estates of the Dominican Republic and its impact on the lives of migrants and their kin. The first such study to draw on community-based fieldwork in both countries, the book also shows how ethnographic and historical approaches can be combined to reconstruct patterns of seasonal and repeat migration." "Samuel Martinez pays close attention to the economic maneuvers Haitians adopt on both sides of the border as they use Dominican money to meet their present needs and to assure future subsistence at home in Haiti. The emigrants who adapt best, he finds, are those who maintain close ties to their home areas. Yet, in addition to showing how rural Haitians survive under severe poverty and oppression, Martinez reveals the risks they incur by crossing the border as cane workers: divided families, increased short-term deprivation and economic insecurity, and, all too often, early death. He further notes that labor circulation is not part of an unchanging cycle in rural Haiti but a source of income that is vulnerable to the downturns in the global economy." "Acknowledging various theoretical perspectives, the author compares the Haitian migrations with similar population displacements worldwide. As he shows, the Haitian workers exemplify an important, if seldom studied, category of migrants - those who neither move to the cities nor emigrate to countries of the North but circulate between rural areas of the Third World. Thus, this book serves to broaden our understanding of this "lower tier" of the world's migrants."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Book Synopsis Care, a Baseline Study of Livelihood Security in Northwest Haiti by : Mamadou Baro
Download or read book Care, a Baseline Study of Livelihood Security in Northwest Haiti written by Mamadou Baro and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Mangroves: Biodiversity, Livelihoods and Conservation by : Sudhir Chandra Das
Download or read book Mangroves: Biodiversity, Livelihoods and Conservation written by Sudhir Chandra Das and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-05-24 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This contributory volume is a comprehensive collection on the mangrove forest eco-system and its ecology, the resources and potentials of mangroves, conservation efforts, mangrove eco-system services and threats to conservation. The book is an all-inclusive compilation on the status, conservation and future of mangroves. Mangroves are a unique ecosystem providing several ecosystem services. They are formed in the inter-tidal areas of large rivers and coastal islands. Mangroves thrives due to constant interaction with the terrestrial and marine ecosystem. These are the species dynamics, varying tidal amplitudes, plant succession, changing floral pattern of the channels of the estuary, the varying sediment transportation. There was 20% decline in mangrove forest area in the last 25 years due mainly to conversion and coastal development. Lengthy recovery periods required for the degraded mangrove forests. Hence there is an urgent need to take stock of the updated information on these mangroves at global level. It is of immense value to scientific community involved in teaching, research and extension activities related to mangrove conservation.
Book Synopsis A Baseline Study of Livelihood Security in the Southern Peninsula of Haiti by : Drexel G. Woodson
Download or read book A Baseline Study of Livelihood Security in the Southern Peninsula of Haiti written by Drexel G. Woodson and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Poverty in Haiti written by M. Lundahl and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-11-24 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the 2010 earthquake catastrophe, this book examines the economic and political challenges facing Haiti. It presents an overview of the country's economic history, and seeks new prospects for economic growth and development in the future.
Book Synopsis making poor haitians count by : Dorte Verner
Download or read book making poor haitians count written by Dorte Verner and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2008 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: This paper analyzes poverty in Haiti based on the first Living Conditions Survey of 7,186 households covering the whole country and representative at the regional level. Using a USD1 a day extreme poverty line, the analysis reveals that 49 percent of Haitian households live in absolute poverty. Twenty, 56, and 58 percent of households in metropolitan, urban, and rural areas, respectively, are poor. At the regional level, poverty is especially extensive in the northeastern and northwestern regions. Access to assets such as education and infrastructure services is highly unequal and strongly correlated with poverty. Moreover, children in indigent households attain less education than children in nonpoor households. Controlling for individual and household characteristics, location, and region, living in a rural area does not by itself affect the probability of being poor. But in rural areas female headed households are more likely to experience poverty than male headed households. Domestic migration and education are both key factors that reduce the likelihood of falling into poverty. Employment is essential to improve livelihoods and both the farm and nonfarm sector play a key role.
