Building a more resilient Haitian state / Keith Crane ... [et al.].

• Author: Rand Corporation.
• TeilnehmendeR: Crane, Keith, 1953-; Rand Corporation.
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Series: Rand Corporation monograph series Building a more resilient Haitian state
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (210 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Hope for a prosperous and peaceful future for Haiti lies in building a more effective, resilient state. This report identifies the main challenges to more capable governance, evaluates existing plans for improving the delivery of public services, and proposes a realistic set of critical actions. The proposed state-building priorities merit the greatest degree of Haiti's andinternational donors' policy attention and financial commitment.

Table of Contents

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; CHAPTER TWO: Background; Haiti's Challenges; Economic Development; Society; State Administration; Politics; Consequences of the Earthquake; Haiti and Donors; CHAPTER THREE: Governance and Public Administration; The Challenges; Long-Standing Challenges; Consequences of the Earthquake; Appraisal of Plans and Initiatives for Addressing the Challenges; Plans and Initiatives Before the Earthquake; Revised Plans; Recommendations

Determine the Applicable Postearthquake Reform PlanPrioritize and Rationalize the Framework Program; Focus Attention and Resources on Civil Service Reform; Initiate Practical Steps Toward Decentralization and Deconcentration; Offer Support to Parliament and Political Parties; Keep Constitutional Reform Modest for Now; Employ Donor Leverage to Secure Key Reforms; CHAPTER FOUR: Justice; The Challenges; Long-Standing Challenges; Consequences of the Earthquake; Appraisal of Plans and Initiatives for Addressing the Challenges; Plans and Initiatives Before the Earthquake; Revised Plans

RecommendationsDevote Greater Attention to Justice Reform.; Create a Mechanism for Resolving Real and Other Property Disputes Stemming from the Earthquake; Establish a Special Ad Hoc Panel for Detainee Review; Expand Prison Capacity; Build an Information-Management System; CHAPTER FIVE: Security; The Challenges; Long-Standing Challenges; Consequences of the Earthquake; Appraisal of Plans and Initiatives for Addressing the Challenges; Plans and Initiatives Before the Earthquake; Revised Plans; Recommendations; Build on the 2006 Reform Plan and Adapt It to the Postearthquake Situation

Support Building Basic Administrative StructuresCreate Institutionalized Links Between Police and Justice; Focus on a Police Force That the Haitians Need and Can Afford; CHAPTER SIX: Economic Policy; The Challenges; Impoverishment; Inflation; Poor Business Environment; Appraisal of Plans and Policies for Addressing the Challenges; Monetary Policy; Exchange-Rate Policy; Fiscal Policy; Financial-Sector Policies; Policies to Improve the Business Environment; Recommendations; Assess Whether to Replace the Gourde with the U.S. Dollar; Streamline the Tax System; Improve the Environment for Business

CHAPTER SEVEN: Housing and InfrastructureThe Challenges; Housing; Roads; Seaports and Airports; Electricity; Water and Sewage; Appraisal of Plans and Initiatives for Addressing the Challenges; Housing; Roads; Seaports and Airports; Electricity; Water and Sewage; Recommendations; Take Immediate Steps to Accelerate the Removal of Rubble; Focus on Repairing and Maintaining Existing Roads; Remove Remaining Restrictions on the Operations of Private Container Ports; Immediately Move to Raise Electric-Power Tariffs to Full Cost- Recovery Levels; CHAPTER EIGHT: Education; The Challenges

Long-Standing Challenges