January 9, 2012

Haiti's Slow Recovery

New York Times, New York Times

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The Haitian government badly needs a national strategy for creating permanent housing and jobs, to resettle people out of Port-au-Prince. The coming year should be one in which Haitians begin to take control of their rebuilding, with continued outside help.

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