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In Aiding Quake-Battered Haiti, Lofty Hopes and Hard Truths, #haitiancreolemp3 http://t.co/ZTkZfUkk
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In Aiding Quake-Battered Haiti, Lofty Hopes and Hard Truths
At the time, Dr. Boulos, a physician and business magnate, was much maligned for what was portrayed as bribing the homeless to participate in their own eviction. But eventually, desperate to rid public plazas of squalid camps, the Haitian government and the international authorities adopted his approach themselves: "return cash grants" have become the primary resettlement tool.