From Cato Journal, David Skarbek and Peter Leeson (George Mason): What Can Aid Do?; and Andrei Shleifer (Harvard): Peter Bauer and the Failure of Foreign Aid. From Newsweek, an article on reasons behind Haiti’s poverty. Joshuia Keating on Haiti, the unluckiest country. Nothing going for them and now the earthquake. The history of Haiti’s vulnerability to natural disasters is long and complex, but the essence of it seems clear enough. The Ghosts of Port-au-Prince: Why is Haiti so haunted? Daniel Erikson investigates. Justin Fox reviews Jared Diamond's Haiti story (and an excerpt form Collapse). How can we ensure that Haiti becomes a functioning nation? Eight experts give their prescriptions (and more by Jeffrey Sachs). Tunku Varadarajan on why Haiti's earthquake is France's problem. Haiti didn't become a poor nation all on its own: Carl Lindskoog on the U.S's hidden role in the disaster. Our role in Haiti's plight: If we are serious about assisting this devastated land we must stop trying to control and exploit it. Haiti, the land where children eat mud: What is the West doing to rescue the "nightmare republic"? To patch up a dying country and call it a rescue would leave Haiti forsaken, and not by God. The UN should relocate to Haiti: Haiti and the world would benefit from UN headquarter's relocation to Port-au-Prince. Averting Disaster: Calamities like the Haiti quake aren't just predictable — they're preventable. Haiti earthquake disaster little surprise to some seismologists. Here's a Haiti Earthquake FAQ. From TED, Lalitesh Katragadda on making maps to fight disaster, build economies.
