Neocolonialism and Development in Haiti : a Case Study on Development Aid and Local Struggles After the Earthquake of 2010
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2011-07
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On June 12th of 2011 a major earthquake hit Haiti. Hundreds of thousands of people were
killed, and thousands of people got homeless. More than a year after the earthquake hit
Haiti, the progress of rebuilding Haiti can be evaluated.
This research examines in what extent development and reconstruction of a postcolonial
underdeveloped country, which has been hit by a natural disaster, is influenced by
neocolonial practices.
Using the dependencia theory and the theory of cultural imperialism this research supposed
to look in what extent neocolonialism can be empirically determined in the progress of
reconstructing Haiti. It tries to uncover signs of neocolonial practices on the basis of a
geography of Haiti, the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake, and the outcomes of development
aid. It will become clear that all these factors are woven into a complex situation that Haiti is
facing right now with actors that all have different stakes and all have different forms and of
involvement in Haiti.
This research gives a first look at the governance and handling in an underdeveloped
country hit by an accumulation of disasters, namely Haiti.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen