Lost in Translation: The ABC Cooperation Efforts for the Reconstruction of Haiti

This article investigates cooperation efforts on the part of Argentina, Brazil and Chile (the ABC countries) in Haiti. It addresses two salient puzzles. First, why did ABC countries miss the opportunity to build a stronger strategic approach in Haiti, despite the favourable setting presented by a mu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Feldmann, Andreas, Lengyel, Miguel Federico, Malacalza, Bernabé Héctor, Ramalho Da Rocha, Antonio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/194725
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/194725
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION
SOUTH COOPERATION
LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES COOPERATION
HAITI
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5
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Sumario:This article investigates cooperation efforts on the part of Argentina, Brazil and Chile (the ABC countries) in Haiti. It addresses two salient puzzles. First, why did ABC countries miss the opportunity to build a stronger strategic approach in Haiti, despite the favourable setting presented by a multinational stabilisation and development initiative? Second, why has their cooperation in Haiti not surmounted typical characteristics of North-South cooperation such as poor coordination? It is argued that the absence of strategic cooperation between ABC countries and the reproduction of problems plaguing North-South cooperation, derive from a complex mix of factors including philosophically different models of economic development, historical rivalries, as well as the interaction between ABC countries and Haitian political actors.