Friday 3 February 2012

Haiti's One Percent

A super interesting Foreign Policy photo essay about Haiti's bourgeoisie: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/01/12/haitis_1_percent#0

"One percent of Haitians control 50 percent of the country's economy, and its top 500 taxpayers generate 80 percent of its tax revenues..."

BUT

"Love them or hate them, local entrepreneurs are crucial to the development of an economy and the only ones capable of investing for the long-term."

For contrast, I've included some photos of Fonkoze clients. (All photos attributed to Fonkoze).






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