Introduction
A street vendor hawks sneakers in Port-au-Prince on Jan. 9, 2012, amid damage from the earthquake that devastated the Haitian capital two years earlier. With reconstruction proceeding at a glacial pace and unemployment at 40 percent, independent entrepreneurship is often the only way to eke out a living in Haiti. (AFP/Getty Images/Thony Belizaire)
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Nearly three years after a major earthquake struck Haiti, the devastated country is still heavily dependent on foreign aid. Despite billions donated by the international community for earthquake relief, the lives of most Haitians have not significantly improved: Unemployment is at 40 percent, and most people live on less than $2 per day. Hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the earthquake still live in filthy, dangerous tent camps or flimsy temporary shelters. The government of President Michel Martelly is vowing to attract foreign investors — with some success — and major international donors and lenders have been impressed with his efforts to reform and strengthen Haiti's economic system. Still, major reconstruction and economic development programs that would create thousands of jobs have been slow to materialize. Powerful forces are proving to be major obstacles, including a stubborn and deadly cholera epidemic and thousands of international charities that often undermine the government's ability to implement its long-term rebuilding plan.
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Feb. 18, 2022 |
Fragile States |
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Apr. 23, 2021 |
U.S. Foreign Aid |
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Mar. 29, 2019 |
U.S. Foreign Policy in Transition |
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Apr. 14, 2017 |
Rethinking Foreign Aid |
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May 16, 2014 |
U.S. Global Engagement |
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Oct. 02, 2012 |
Rebuilding Haiti |
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Mar. 23, 2012 |
U.S.-Europe Relations |
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Jun. 17, 2011 |
Foreign Aid and National Security |
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Apr. 26, 2002 |
Foreign Aid After Sept. 11 |
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Sep. 27, 1996 |
Reassessing Foreign Aid |
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Sep. 23, 1988 |
Foreign Aid: a Declining Commitment |
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Dec. 01, 1965 |
Development Aid for Poor Nations |
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Dec. 19, 1962 |
Foreign Aid Overhaul |
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Jun. 19, 1957 |
Population Growth and Foreign Aid |
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Dec. 12, 1956 |
Extension of Foreign Aid |
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Jan. 26, 1955 |
Aid to Asia |
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Feb. 04, 1953 |
Trade Policy and Foreign Aid |
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May 03, 1951 |
Future of Foreign Aid |
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Feb. 09, 1949 |
American Aid to Greece |
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Oct. 17, 1947 |
Conditions for American Aid |
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Jun. 11, 1947 |
Financial Aid to Foreign Countries |
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Aug. 06, 1940 |
American Relief of Famine in Europe |
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Feb. 16, 1940 |
Loans and Credits to Foreign Countries |
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