Neocolonialism through Debt
How French and U.S. Banks Underdeveloped Haiti
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9201343 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen Cushion (0000-0001-7164-8283, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Pages | 29-43 |
| Publication date | 2025-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Monthly Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0027-0520 • E-ISSN: 0027-0520 |
| Publisher | Monthly Review Foundation (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.14452/mr-077-04-2025-08_3 |
| OpenAlex | W4414472204 |
| Language | EN |
In 2003, Haitian president Jean-Betrand Aristide publicly called for France to pay reparations to Haiti—and less than a year later, was whisked away from the island via U.S. military aircraft. Steve Cushion sheds light on the colonial and neocolonial relationships that have imposed crushing debt on Haiti and its people, and their continuing implications for Haiti's development
Capitalism · Colonialism · Debt · External debt · Neocolonialism · Economic Theory and Policy · Political Economy and Marxism
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |