Haiti's Predatory Republic : : The Unending Transition to Democracy / / Robert Fatton.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Fatton, Robert,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2023]; ©2002
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (237 p.)

The collapse of the Duvalier dictatorship in 1986 gave rise to optimism among Haitians in all walks of life—to hopes for a democratic journey leading to economic development, political renewal, and social peace. The reality of the subsequent years, however, has not been so sanguine. Robert Fatton analyzes the vicissitudes of politics in Haiti from the demise of Duvalier through the events of 2001. Despite a relatively stable period since Jean Bertrand-Aristide assumed the Haitian presidency for the second time, in 1994, Fatton reveals a country in which the imperfect trappings of liberal democracy coexist with violent struggles to monopolize the few sites of public power with any access to wealth and privilege. Haiti's Predatory Republic, while recognizing the possibilities of a happier future, tells a somber story of an apparently endless transition to democracy.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Class, State, and Civil Society in Haiti -- 3. The Fall of Duvalier and the Contradictions of Democratization -- 4. The Rise, Fall, and Second Coming of Jean-Bertrand Aristide -- 5. The Vicissitudes of Lavalasian Power -- 6. The Antagonistic Present and Future Alternatives -- 7. Toward a Compromise? -- 8. Conclusion -- List of Acronyms -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book