Roddy Denor and Martin Alexis unfold Haiti's development dilemmas. Between the 80s and 90s, there came the Structural Adjustment Programs. These, are a set of combined loans and policies with strings attached directed at restoring political and economically weak nations, most of them emerging from civil wars. The path for the intended restoration was to create conditions to increase foreign direct investments, reduction of taxes and prohibitive regulations, less state interference in the economy, and of course, this followed the boom of international non-governmental organizations and development agencies. it is in this late setting that both Roddy and Martin walk their intellect to carve their statement. 

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Leroy, D. (1991b). IMF Structural Adjustment Programs: The case of Haiti, Part 2. https://ruor.uottawa.ca/bitstream/10393/24980/2/1991_leroy_dominique_part2.pdf

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