, Columnist
Haiti Can Rebuild Its Economy. Here's How.
The Western Hemisphere's poorest nation must establish a virtuous cycle of growth. But it's going to need help from the U.S.
A place to start.
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After the assassination of its president, Haiti is once again in danger of spiraling into political chaos. The country’s chronic dysfunction is both a result and a cause of its chronic poverty. What it needs is to focus on economic growth — and to do that, Haiti should copy its more successful neighbors like Jamaica and the Dominican Republic.
Right now, Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Even worse, by some measures Haiti’s living standards haven’t grown at all since 1950: