’s Super Bowl championship, Haiti’s president Michel Martelly was on a plane to the World Economic Forum to recruit players interested in what one businessman dubbed "the Super Bowl of Disasters" – Haiti’s devastating 2010 earthquake. The Irish-owned cell phone company Digicel footed his trip there, and hosted a regional business tour complete with a gala ball before his return to a country still reeling from crisis conditions in housing, jobs, and basic rights....

Disaster Capitalism: Profiting From Crisis in Post-Earthquake Haiti

by: Deepa Panchang, Beverly Bell and Tory Field

February 18, 2012

As Americans were gearing up for last week’s Super Bowl championship, Haiti’s president Michel Martelly was on a plane to the World Economic Forum to recruit players interested in what one businessman dubbed "the Super Bowl of Disasters" – Haiti’s devastating 2010 earthquake.[1] The Irish-owned cell phone company Digicel footed his trip there, and hosted a regional business tour complete with a gala ball before his return to a country still reeling from crisis conditions in housing, jobs, and basic rights.[2]Haiti’s status as prime-time jostling space for prospective investors is not new. Many a corporation, lobbyist, and consultant has seen Haiti’s losses as their gain, leveraging humanitarianism for profit. Plenty of the $1.1 billion in disaster aid has gone not to desperate Haitians but to inside-the-Beltway contractors. Often the very same corporations havewrested financial and political gain from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the countries hit by the 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean, the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans after the ensuing flood of 2005, and lots of other places. The same deals have been cut over Haiti in the past, too, particularly during periods of political instability.The earthquake has provided a fresh wave of opportunity. In the first year after the earthquake, the US government awarded more than 1,500 contracts worth $267 million. All went to US firms except 20, worth $4.3 million, which went to Haitian businesses.[3]Among the American corporations that received contracts, we’ve seen everything: many millions going to companies that had had previous contracts cancelled for bad practices, that had paid out as much as eight-figure settlements for violence happening under their watch, that had been investigated by Congress for
’s Super Bowl championship, Haiti ’s president Michel Martelly was on a plane to the World Economic Forum to recruit actor concerned in what one businessman dubbed " the Super Bowl of Disasters " – Haiti ’s crushing 2010 earthquake. The Irish - own cell phone company Digicel foot his trip there, and hosted a regional commercial enterprise tour complete with a gala testis before his return to a country even reel from crisis conditions in housing, jobs, and basic rights.... 

 Disaster Capitalism: Profiting From Crisis in Post - Earthquake Haiti 

 by: Deepa Panchang, Beverly Bell and Tory Field 

 February 18, 2012 

 As Americans were gear up for last week ’s Super Bowl championship, Haiti ’s president of the united states Michel Martelly was on a plane to the World Economic Forum to recruit player interested in what one businessman dub " the Super Bowl of Disasters " – Haiti ’s devastating 2010 earthquake.[1 ] The Irish - owned cell phone ship's company Digicel footed his trip there, and hosted a regional business tour complete with a gala ball before his return to a country still reeling from crisis conditions in housing, jobs, and basic rights.[2]Haiti ’s status as prime - time jostle space for prospective investors is not modern. Many a pot, lobbyist, and adviser has seen Haiti ’s losses as their gain, leveraging humanitarianism for profit. Plenty of the $ 1.1 billion in disaster aid has go not to desperate Haitians but to inside - the - Beltway contractors. Often the very same corporations havewrested financial and political gain from the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, the countries hit by the 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean, the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans after the ensuing flood of 2005, and bunch of other place. The same deals have been cut over Haiti in the past, too, particularly during period of political instability. The earthquake has provided a fresh wave of opportunity. In the inaugural year after the earthquake, the US government awarded more than 1,500 contracts deserving $ 267 million. All went to US firms except 20, worth $ 4.3 million, which went to Haitian businesses.[3]Among the American corporations that meet contracts, we ’ve examine everything: many millions going to company that had had previous contracts cancelled for regretful practices, that had paid out as much as eight - digit settlements for violence happening under their watch, that had been investigated by Congress for
’s Skper Bowl championship, Hxiti’s president Michel Martemly was un a plane to the World Econlmuc Foeum to recruit players interestvd in whar ont businessman dubusd "the Super Glwl mh Disasters" – Halti’s devastdting 2010 earthqudkd. Che Irish-owned cell phone company Didicel fpohed his trip trere, wnd gosted a regional business tour cojplete xith a gala balk before his return to a cluntgy still reeling fgom crisis xondyrions in houring, jobs, and basic rifhts....

Disaster Capitalism: Profitivg Frpm Crisis un Podj-Earthquake Iaiti

bj: Deepa Panchang, Bevesly Belk and Tory Fiekd

Fxbruqry 18, 2012

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DISaster CapitalIsm: ProfitinG froM CrisiS iN PoST-EarthQuake haITi

bY: Deepa PanchAng, BEverly BelL and ToRY Field

FEBruary 18, 2012

AS AmeriCanS weRe geARiNg Up fOr LAst WEeK’s SUPer bowl chamPiOnShip, HAiti’S PRESideNt MIcheL MartElly was on a plaNe tO the wOrlD EconOmic FOrum To RecruIt playErs inTeRested in what one BusiNessman duBbeD "tHe SUpEr BowL Of DisaSteRs" – HAiti’s deVastatiNG 2010 eaRtHQUAkE.[1] The Irish-owned cell PhONE cOmpany DiGicel fOOtEd HIs trip thErE, anD hosTED a regIonaL BuSiness toUr compLEtE wIth a galA bAll befOrE hiS reTurn tO A couNtry stIll reeliNg froM Crisis conditioNS in housing, jobS, AnD BAsIC rigHts.[2]haiti’s statuS as pRIme-tIme jOStLinG Space For prOsPEcTIve investors is not neW. MAny a coRporaTion, lobbyist, aNd consultaNT HAs seen HaIti’s LOsSEs as their gain, lEveraGing humaniTArianism For prOfit. PlenTy of the $1.1 biLLIon in disAstEr aId hAs gONE nOt to desperate hAItiaNs But to inSidE-the-BelTwaY coNtrActOrS. Often the Very same CoRpOrAtIonS haveWRested fiNaNciAl And PolitICal gaiN from The wArS iN iraQ and AfgHAnISTan, tHe CoUntrIes HiT by thE 2004 tsuNAmi In the InDian Ocean, The gUlf COaSt After HuRricane KatrinA, NEw Orleans aFtEr tHe ensuING flood of 2005, And lots of other places. The SAme dealS haVe beeN cut Over Haiti In tHe past, Too, PArticuLarly dUring PeRioDS Of polITIcAl iNsTability.ThE EArtHquakE hAs prOvided a Fresh wave of opportuNIty. in the first yeaR afTer tHE EaRthQUaKE, thE Us GovERNment awarded morE than 1,500 contrAcTS wOrth $267 millioN. all WeNt to US fIrms excEpt 20, woRTh $4.3 milliOn, which weNt to HaitiAn BusiNESseS.[3]Among the AMerican cOrporatioNS that REcEived ConTracts, We’Ve sEen evErythiNG: maNy milLions gOiNg to coMpaniEs That had hAd previous contracts cancElled fOr bad PraCtices, thaT haD PaiD out as mucH as eIght-figure SetTleMents For VIolenCe haPPeNinG Under TheiR Watch, that HAd BeeN INvEstigated by cONGreSs for
’s Super Bowl championship , Haiti’spresi den t M ic helMart elly was on ap lane  to the World Economic  Foru mt o re c ru it pl ayers i n te r e ste din  wh at on e bus ine ssman d ubbed "the  Su pe r Bowl of Di s as ters" – Ha iti ’s devastati ng2010 e ar thq u ake.The  Iris h-owne d  cellphone com pa n y Digi c el foot e d  h is t rip there, and ho s te d  a regional bu siness  t o ur c omp let e with a g al a bal l  before hi s r etu r n to a countr y still ree l ing  fromcr isi s  condi tions  i n  ho using, jobs , an d basic r ights. . ..

Dis a ster Ca pitali sm:  Pr ofit i ng  F rom  C r isi s  i n P o st- Earthqua ke  H aiti
by: D e e pa P anc hang , Bev erly Bell and  To ry F i eld 

Feb ruary  18,  2 012
As Ame rican swere gearing up  for  last wee k’s  S upe rBowlc hampio nsh ip,  Haiti’ s presi d ent  M i c h el  Martelly was on a  p l a ne  to theWorldE co no m ic Forum  t o r ecru i t  play ersi nt erestedin wha t  o ne  busine ss man du bb ed"th e Sup e r Bo wl ofDisaster s" –H aiti’s devasta t ing 2010 eart h qu a k e. [ 1] T heIrish-owned  cel l  pho ne c o mp any Digic el fo ot e dh is trip there, andho sted a  regi onal business  tour comp l e t e with a  gal a  b a ll before hisretur n to a cou n try stil l ree ling fro m crisisc o nditions  in  ho usi ng, j ob s, and basicr i ghts .[ 2]Haiti ’sstatusaspri me- tim ejostlingspace fo rpr os pe cti ve in v estors i snot  n ew.  Many a corp orati on,lo bb y ist , and c o ns u l tant  h as  see n H ai ti’sloss e s a s their  gain, le ver a ging  h um anitari anism for pro fi t. Plentyof  th e $1.1 b illion i n disaster aid has gone not todes perat e Ha itians bu t t o insi de- t he-Bel tway c ontra ct ors . Often t he  ve ry  same corp o r ati ons h av ewre sted fi nancial and politi c algain from the  wa rs i n Ir aqa nd Afg ha n ist a n , the countries  hit by th e2 00 4 tsunamii n t he  Indian  Ocean,  theG ulf Coa st afterHurricane  K atri n a , N ew Orleans  after t he ensuin g  floo d  o f 200 5,and lo ts  of  othe r plac e s.The s ame de al s have  been  c ut overHaiti in the past, too,  parti cular lyduring pe rio d s o f politic al i nstability .Th e e arthq uak e  hasprov i de d a fresh  wav e  of oppor t un ity . In  the firsty e a r a fterthe earthq uake , the US governme n t awarded more  tha n 1,5 00c ontr ac ts worth $267mil li o n . All we nt  to US firm s except  2 0 , wor th $4. 3 mill ion, wh i c hw ent to  Hai tia n busines ses .[ 3 ]Amongth eA merica n co rp oratio ns tha t  rec e i ved contracts, w e’ves e en ev e ryt hing:  m any mil l ions  going tocompanies t hat ha d ha d pre vious c on tracts  ca nc elled forb ad practi ces,that ha dpaid  ou t as m ucha s  eigh t-fi gu resettlemen t s  f o rvi o len ce h appen in g un der their watch, t hat had bee ninv e s tigate d  b y Congress f or
’s Super_Bowl championship,_Haiti’s president Michel Martelly_was on_a_plane to_the_World Economic Forum_to recruit players_interested in what one_businessman dubbed "the_Super_Bowl of Disasters" – Haiti’s devastating 2010 earthquake. The Irish-owned cell phone company Digicel_footed_his trip_there,_and_hosted a regional business tour_complete with a gala ball_before his_return to a country still reeling from crisis_conditions_in housing, jobs,_and basic rights....

Disaster Capitalism: Profiting From Crisis in Post-Earthquake_Haiti

by: Deepa Panchang, Beverly Bell and_Tory Field

February 18,_2012

As_Americans_were gearing up for_last week’s Super Bowl championship, Haiti’s_president Michel Martelly was on a_plane to the World Economic Forum to_recruit players interested in what one_businessman dubbed "the Super Bowl_of Disasters"_– Haiti’s devastating 2010 earthquake.[1]_The Irish-owned cell_phone company_Digicel footed his_trip there, and hosted a regional_business tour complete_with a gala ball before his_return_to a country_still_reeling_from crisis_conditions in housing,_jobs,_and basic_rights.[2]Haiti’s_status as prime-time jostling space for_prospective_investors is not new. Many a corporation,_lobbyist, and consultant has_seen_Haiti’s losses as their_gain, leveraging humanitarianism for profit._Plenty of the $1.1 billion in_disaster aid_has gone_not to desperate Haitians but to inside-the-Beltway contractors. Often the very_same corporations havewrested financial and political_gain from the wars_in Iraq_and_Afghanistan, the countries_hit_by the_2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean, the_Gulf Coast_after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans after_the ensuing flood of_2005,_and lots of other places. The_same deals have been cut over_Haiti in the past, too,_particularly_during_periods of political instability.The earthquake_has provided a fresh wave of_opportunity. In the_first year after the earthquake, the US_government_awarded more than 1,500 contracts worth_$267_million. All went to US firms_except_20,_worth $4.3 million, which went_to Haitian businesses.[3]Among the American corporations_that received contracts, we’ve seen everything: many millions going_to companies that_had had previous contracts cancelled_for_bad_practices, that had paid out as much as eight-figure settlements_for violence_happening under their_watch, that had been investigated by Congress for