Sustainable Growth in Haiti: Creating Meaningful Change in the Developing World

Claire Elizabeth Haselhorst; Robert Merton Stwalley III

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Sustainable Growth in Haiti: Creating Meaningful Change in the Developing World

Claire Elizabeth Haselhorst, Robert Merton Stwalley III

Published in International Journal of Business and Economics Research (Volume 7, Issue 5)

Received: 3 August 2018 Accepted: 7 September 2018 Published: 9 October 2018

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Recent tragedies have placed a global spotlight on the county of Haiti, which many observers believe to be a nation mired in incurable poverty. Many organizations in the developed world have previously engaged in various projects and relief efforts to improve the living conditions in the country and develop the infrastructure of the nation. However, some observers have questioned the sustainability and beneficial results of these efforts. There is a reasonable concern that some of these projects generate more harm than good. Strategically, it is necessary to consider whether sustainable development occurs through these efforts, and if not, what changes can be made to improve the benefits from outside intervention for people living in the developing world. This paper will provide a framework for that evaluation, by looking at the history of development efforts in Haiti, primarily through examining the nation under a lens of food security and resource development, two commonly accepted metrics for economic development. The paper will then explore suggested means of making future efforts more sustainable and effective using techniques that have had proven success elsewhere within the developing world. Finally, the paper will examine the specific focused efforts of personnel associated with the Village of Hope, a successful educational and health care NGO mission in Gantier. It will be demonstrated that much of the success of the Village of Hope is based upon their recognition of these fundamental effective development techniques.

Published in	International Journal of Business and Economics Research (Volume 7, Issue 5)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijber.20180705.13
Page(s)	144-150
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright	Copyright © The Author(s), 2018. Published by Science Publishing Group

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Economic Development, Food Security, Haiti, Resource Development, Sustainable Growth

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Claire Elizabeth Haselhorst; Robert Merton Stwalley III. Sustainable Growth in Haiti: Creating Meaningful Change in the Developing World. Int. J. Bus. Econ. Res. 2018, 7(5), 144-150. doi: 10.11648/j.ijber.20180705.13

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Claire Elizabeth Haselhorst, Robert Merton Stwalley III. Sustainable Growth in Haiti: Creating Meaningful Change in the Developing World. Int J Bus Econ Res. 2018;7(5):144-150. doi: 10.11648/j.ijber.20180705.13

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Claire Elizabeth Haselhorst

Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA
Robert Merton Stwalley III

Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA

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