HIST 12B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Darnell Earley, Predatory Lending, Neoliberalism
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Haiti: part of their poverty can be traced to the inter-nation war (with france). Haiti to pay a large sum to france when they obtained their independence (in 1825, 21 billion dollars for their right to be independent). Paid this for their independence/to reenter the world market. This had them in debt to france until somewhere near 1890. France was able to force policies on haiti that kept them in debt/poverty stricken. This is a course on the history of the consequences of these policies ^^^, not just the economic history. Neoliberalism market models and corporate models should govern every facet of human life. This has transformed the way our country is run. Flint: darnell earley was the appointed emergency manager for flint. In order to save more money, he ordered the city to stop treating lead poisoning. The state did not respond until more people were getting illnesses/even dying. This is not an accident or due to incompetence.
