19 January 2010
As the world grapples with the ongoing disaster in Haiti, many are asking what went wrong in the once rich colony to leave it so vulnerable and impoverished. The Nation's Richard Kim looks at how structural adjustment loans from IFIs have exacerbated Haiti's woes, and how a new loan will continue the cycle.
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IMF to Haiti: Freeze public sector wages, by Richard Kim, the Nation, January 15, 2010 (The Nation website).