Haiti: Pathways to Responding to Recurrent Crises and Chronic Fragility

Author Information

The World Bank, The World Bank

Date of Publication

1-1-2023 12:00 AM

Security Theme

Political Stability

Keywords

Poverty and equity, growth challenges and opportunities, sustainability

Description

Haiti's economic and social development continues to be hindered by political instability, corruption, and fragility. Haiti remains the poorest country in the Latin-American region and among the poorest countries in the world. The persistent legacy of political and economic elite capture, and the inability of the state to guarantee security and the rule of law, compounded by the absence of institutional mechanisms and policy fundamentals essential to inclusive development, have resulted in extreme welfare inequality and socio-economic exclusion of the vast majority of Haitian people, which is fueling grievances and cyclical unrest and violence.

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Jan 1st, 12:00 AM

Haiti: Pathways to Responding to Recurrent Crises and Chronic Fragility

Haiti's economic and social development continues to be hindered by political instability, corruption, and fragility. Haiti remains the poorest country in the Latin-American region and among the poorest countries in the world. The persistent legacy of political and economic elite capture, and the inability of the state to guarantee security and the rule of law, compounded by the absence of institutional mechanisms and policy fundamentals essential to inclusive development, have resulted in extreme welfare inequality and socio-economic exclusion of the vast majority of Haitian people, which is fueling grievances and cyclical unrest and violence.