Neocolonialism and Development in Haiti : a Case Study on Development Aid and Local Struggles After the Earthquake of 2010
| dc.contributor.advisor | Kramsch, O.T. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Boselie, Bas | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011-07 | |
| dc.description.abstract | 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. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2589 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.thesis.faculty | Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen | en_US |
| dc.thesis.specialisation | Bachelor Geografie, Planologie en Milieu | en_US |
| dc.thesis.studyprogramme | Bachelor Geografie, Planologie en Milieu | en_US |
| dc.thesis.type | Bachelor | en_US |
| dc.title | Neocolonialism and Development in Haiti : a Case Study on Development Aid and Local Struggles After the Earthquake of 2010 | en_US |
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