Uneven exchange and urban binational complexes in Dominican Republic’s border with Haiti

The Dominican/Haitian border is signed by profound asymmetries and the predominance of a relation of uneven exchange in benefit of Dominican Republic. Transborder relations summary this contradictory relation, but at the same time constitute the only form of survival for more than half million of Ha...

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Autor principal: Alfonso, Haroldo Dilla
Formato: Online
Lenguaje:spa
Publicado: Universidad Autónoma de Baja California 2004
Acceso en línea:https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/234
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Sumario:The Dominican/Haitian border is signed by profound asymmetries and the predominance of a relation of uneven exchange in benefit of Dominican Republic. Transborder relations summary this contradictory relation, but at the same time constitute the only form of survival for more than half million of Haitians that inhabit the region. This article discusses the history of this relation and its present tendencies, including the formation of economic regions and urban binational systems. The weakness of regulatory public policies and the aggressive action of the market generate a very contradictory setting that could lead to conflicts by the use of shared natural resources, the exploitation of the Haitian labour force, and the agitation of nationalist positions.