Our paper addresses issues of redistribution within a political economy framework. Focusing initially on the experiences of Haiti and Jamaica, we argue that the rulers of these countries redistribute resources basically in order to improve their chances of staying in power. The methods used to...

The article attempts to answer the question of what has made economic policy reform founder on two occasions in Haiti from 1986 to the present. First, the reform episodes and setbacks are sketched. Second, an explanation is offered that runs in terms of the political degeneration of the Haitian...