the Tragedy in Haiti: From National Revolution to Crisis of Statehood

Historically, the modern Republic of Haiti became the second state in the Western Hemisphere to be founded on a specific design and organizational model, following the United States. This state gained independence thanks to its people's anti-colonial liberation struggle, which went down in history as the Haitian Revolution of 1790-1803. The formation of Haitian statehood took place under complex and contradictory conditions. In the 19th century, the country repeatedly changed its form of government. Seeing internal instability, external powers often intervened in its historical development. The most dramatic instances of such intervention were the U.S. occupation of Haiti from 1915 to 1934 and the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti from 2004 to 2017. Despite the efforts undertaken, the domestic political situation has not improved; the country remains the poorest in Latin America, and its statehood is currently undergoing a profound crisis. The author traces the development of Haitian society within a broad historical context, with a particular focus on economic issues. An econometric analysis of the post-1950 period was conducted primarily using a Kaldor-type growth model based on data from 131 countries, including Haiti.