A Country Study: Haiti

• Haiti
• Foreword
• Acknowledgements
• Preface
• Introduction
• Country Profile: Haiti - Visit updated Profile (PDF)
  • Country
  • Geography
  • Society
  • Economy
  • Transportation and Communications
  • Governemtn and Politics
  • National Security

• Chapter 6 - Haiti: Historical Setting (Anne Greene)
  • Spanish Discovery and Colonization
  • French Colonialism
    • French Settlement and Sovereignty
    • Colonial Society: The Conflicts of Color and Class
  • The Haitian Revolution
    • The Slave Rebellion of 1791
    • Toussaint Louverture
  • Independent Haiti
    • Christophe's Kingdom and Pétion's Republic
    • Boyer: Expansion and Decline
  • Decades of Instability, 1843-1915
  • The United States Occupation, 1915-34
  • Politics and the Military, 1934-57
  • François Duvalier 1957-71
  • Jean-Claude Duvalier, 1971-86

• Chapter 7 - Haiti: The Society and Its Environment (Glenn R. Smucker)
  • Geography
  • Population
    • Demographic Profile
    • Migration
    • Fertility and Family Planning
  • Social Structure
    • The Upper Class
    • The Middle Class
    • Peasants
    • Urban Lower Class
  • Gender Roles and Family Life
  • The Language Question
    • French and Creole
    • Changes in Language Use
    • Creole, Literacy, and Education
  • Religious Life
    • Voodoo
    • Roman Catholicism
    • Protestantism
  • Education
    • Primary Schools
    • Secondary Education
    • Higher Education
  • Health
    • Nutrition and Disease
    • Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
    • Health Services
    • Welfare

• Chapter 8 - Haiti: The Economy (Boulos A. Malik)
  • Growth and Structure of the Economy
  • Economic Policy
    • Fiscal Policy
      • Expenditures
      • Revenues
    • Monetary and Exchange-Rate Policies
  • Labor
  • Agriculture
    • Land Tenure and Land Policy
    • Land Use and Farming Technology
    • Crops
      • Cash Crops
      • Food Crops
    • Forestry
    • Livestock and Fishing
  • Industry
    • Manufacturing
      • Assembly Manufacturing
      • Domestic Manufacturing
    • Construction
    • Mining
    • Energy
  • Services
    • Banking and Financial Services
    • Transportation and Communications
    • Tourism
  • Foreign Economic Relations
    • Foreign Trade
    • Balance of Payments
    • Foreign Debt
    • Foreign Assistance

• Chapter 9 - Haiti: Government and Politics (Robert E. Maguire)
  • Background: From Duvalier to Avril, 1957-89
  • The Constitutional Framework
  • The Governmental System
    • Governmental Institutions
    • The Functions of the State
    • Urban Dominance, Rural Stagnation
  • Political Dynamics
    • Power Maintenance
    • Army Politics: Force and Counterforce
    • The President as Strongman
    • Perceptions of Democracy
    • The Mass Media
  • Interest Groups
    • The Tonton Makout Network
    • Political Parties
    • The Upper and the Middle Classes
    • Other Groups
  • Foreign Relations

• Chapter 10 - Haiti: National Security (Jean Tartter)
  • The Military in Haitian History
  • Army Politics in the 20th Century
    • François Duvalier, 1957-71
    • Jean-Claude Duvalier, 1971-86
    • The Post-Duvalier Period
  • The Role of the Armed Forces
  • Military Spending and Foreign Assistance
  • Armed Forces Organization Structure
  • The Judicial System and Public Order
    • The Legal Framework
    • Public Order

• Appendices
  • Appendix A. Tables
  • Appendix B. Caribbean Basin Initiative
• Bibliography
• Glossary