Building Haitian Institutions of  Free Societies for Prosperity and Development

Today, fortunately, to build for Haiti the institutions of free societies is not the Herculean task that the nation’s forefathers faced 206 years ago when they declared the country’s independence.  For, Haiti now can learn from the experience and emulate the achievements of the industrially advanced nations of the Western hemisphere, the free societies of which have led their individual citizens to enjoy rights, liberties and economic prosperity on a grand and large scale never seen before in the history of mankind.  Moreover, by engaging without delay its collective political will, as well as the creative energies and determination of its individual citizens, into the development of a culture of freedom and a process of wealth creation, based on lessons learned from the successes and failures of past and modern economies in transition, including those of the former Soviet Union, as well as on the wealth of academic knowledge, practical know-how and managerial experience accumulated by Haitian expatriates in the United States, and elsewhere, Haiti can once again regain a position of leadership in the world, setting an example for and leading other less developed countries in the global fight against poverty, as well as for economic development, human rights, and democracy---Prof Parnell Duverger