Jacob Kushner

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Paradise is Over-Booked (Land Tenure's Impact on Human Rights and Development)

  • Posted on: 15 April 2015
  • By: Bryan Schaaf

Below is an excellent Foreign Policy article by Jacob Kushner explaining how Haiti's unclear land tenure policies undermine investment and cause displacement on Ile a Vache. While the article focuses on one small island, these issues are playing out throughout the entire country.  Improving the climate for investment and human rights requires high-level committment for addressing one of the most politically sensitive issues in Haiti.  The full article follows.