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The Big Truck That Went By

Jonathan M. Katz

A firsthand account of Haiti’s 2010 earthquake that shows how foreign aid, fragile institutions, and unequal power can turn emergency relief into a troubled reconstruction.

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15 parts, about 34 minutes to read.

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Author
Jonathan M. Katz
Parts
15 parts
Reading time
about 34 minutes
The whole book
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What the summary covers

  1. Before the Earthquake2 min
  2. The Ground Moves2 min
  3. How Vulnerability Was Built2 min
  4. Blan and Nèg2 min
  5. A Vast Response with a Narrow View3 min
  6. Relief That Did Not Become Recovery3 min
  7. Who Controls Aid2 min
  8. The Reconstruction Chosen3 min
  9. Politics, Care, and Celebrity Authority2 min
  10. Corail2 min
  11. Where the Money Went1 min
  12. Cholera and Impunity4 min
  13. An Election Without Legitimacy2 min
  14. A Governable Outcome2 min
  15. Between Emergencies2 min

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