Haiti: a typical case of odious debt
Warning: IWWs do not necessarily share CADTM's perspective
Sophie perchellet, Third World Debt Cancellation Committee
Today, we are interested in Haiti. However, of all comments, none goes beyond the terrible earthquake. We are hastily reminded that it is one of the poorest countries on the planet but without explaining the causes.. We are led to believe that poverty and come like this, that it is an irremediable fact : "It is the curse that strikes".