Year 8 Economics & Business
Haiti
Last updated 1 September 2019
This website has some excellent statistics and information on lots of different countries.
Welfare
(e.g. Unemployment benefits, Pensions)
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NgCheong-Lum, R., Jermyn, L., & Nevins, D. (2016). Haiti. Retrieved from http://www.epointplus.com/viewer/9781502608031/Cover
United States Social Security Administration. (n.d.). Haiti. Retrieved from https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssptw/2014-2015/americas/haiti.html
Provision of Infrastructure
(e.g. Roads, Ports, Railways, Communication, Internet access)
Al Jazeera English. (2011, June 23). Haiti trade hurt by poor infrastructure [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkBpkQkVngY
Fraser, S.J. (2017). Current and future effort: the need to improve infrastructure in Haiti. Retrieved from https://www.borgenmagazine.com/the-need-to-improve-infrastructure-in-haiti/
International Telecommunications Union. (n.d.). Statistics. Retrieved from https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics/Pages/stat/default.aspx
This page gives information in an Excel spreadsheet about how many people in each country have access to telephones and internet technology. You will need to download the spreadsheets to view the data.
Lomborg, B. (2017). The case for building roads in Haiti. Retrieved from https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-case-for-building-roads-in-haiti_b_590b48b0e4b0f711807241f2
Lomborg, B. (2017). Playing digital catch-up: finding opportunities for Haiti. Retrieved from https://www.huffpost.com/entry/playing-digital-catch-up-finding-opportunities-for_b_58e65392e4b0ee31ab953538
World Food Programme. (2018). Haiti road network. Retrieved from https://dlca.logcluster.org/display/public/DLCA/2.3+Haiti+Road+Network
Wages and employee relations
(e.g. Minimum wage, Superannuation, Child labour laws, Safety laws)
DW News. (2009, November 18). Why Haiti tolerates child slaves [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvHIAV2N53E
Human Rights Watch. (n.d.). Haiti: events of 2017. Retrieved from https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2018/country-chapters/haiti#9ad7e9
Read the section on Children’s Domestic Labour.
Provision of goods and services
(e.g. Education, Health care)
Borgen Project. (2019). 5 facts about health care in Haiti. Retrieved from https://borgenproject.org/5-facts-about-health-care-in-haiti/
Charles, J. (2017, June 27). To save lives Haiti should focus on primary care more than hospitals, report says. Miami Herald. Retrieved from https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/haiti/article158264744.html
Doctors Without Borders. (2019). Amid growing anger and despair, Haitians face a health crisis. Retrieved from https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/what-we-do/news-stories/news/amid-growing-anger-and-despair-haitians-face-health-crisis
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NgCheong-Lum, R., Jermyn, L., & Nevins, D. (2016). Haiti. Retrieved from epointplus database.
The World Bank. (2015). Four things you need to know about education in Haiti. Retrieved from https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2015/03/12/four-things-you-need-to-know-about-education-in-haiti
Other relevant areas
References
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