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This is a simplistic take. Haiti has been buffeted by serious internal political forces which have negatively effected its growth trajectory and stopped it from
by jorblumesea 5y ago
This is a simplistic take. Haiti has been buffeted by serious internal political forces which have negatively effected its growth trajectory and stopped it from having a viable economy.
To blame it purely on France enforcing the debt is missing a fair amount of Haitian politics. It's not it wasn't a factor but it's way more complicated than just France bleeding Haiti dry.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Haiti#Political_struggles_(1843%E2%80%931915) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Haiti#Political_str...