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Tate Watkins

What Haiti’s tall coffee trees reveal about the country, its history, and—perhaps—its future

The following excerpt is adapted from Haitian Coffee Grows on Trees, my short book that uses coffee as a vehicle to explore how things…

22 min readFeb 10, 2017

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What Haiti’s tall coffee trees reveal about the country, its history, and—perhaps—its future

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Tate Watkins

On Doing Business in Haiti

‘The people in Haiti don’t want handouts. They want economic opportunity and good jobs.’

2 min readSep 23, 2013

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On Doing Business in Haiti

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Tate Watkins

Chávez’s Oil for Haiti, No Strings Attached

Venezuela has given Haiti tankers of oil under preferential financing terms for years. What’s not to love?

5 min readSep 21, 2013

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Chávez’s Oil for Haiti, No Strings Attached

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Tate Watkins

One Tablet Per Haitian

Surtab’s Made-in-Haiti touchscreen tablets may help blaze a trail back to electronics manufacturing in the country

8 min readSep 17, 2013

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One Tablet Per Haitian

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Poverty and the Capacity to Manage Life’s Shocks

An insurance company looks to help transform the way Haitians think about — and prepare for — risk

4 min readSep 13, 2013

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Poverty and the Capacity to Manage Life’s Shocks

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Immigration As Economic Adventure, and Opportunity

Haitians compare previous work experiences in the United States to economic prospects at home

4 min readAug 30, 2013

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Immigration As Economic Adventure, and Opportunity

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The Booming Sector of Haiti’s Economy That Produces Nothing

How the country’s institutions help discourage value-adding production

6 min readAug 20, 2013

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The Booming Sector of Haiti’s Economy That Produces Nothing

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The Fledgling Food Truck Scene in Haiti’s Capital Has Nothing to Do With Aid Distributions

4 min readAug 9, 2013

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The Fledgling Food Truck Scene in Haiti’s Capital Has Nothing to Do With Aid Distributions

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Journalists Are Not Scientists

How scientific terminology helped obscure findings about the U.N.’s role in Haiti’s cholera outbreak

3 min readJul 30, 2013

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Journalists Are Not Scientists

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How the U.S. Government Helped Stall Haiti in a 30-Year- (and Counting) ‘T-Shirt Phase’

If you’ve bought clothes from Target, Gap, or Levi’s, there’s a good chance your garments passed through the hands of a Haitian at work in…

5 min readJul 25, 2013

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How the U.S. Government Helped Stall Haiti in a 30-Year- (and Counting) ‘T-Shirt Phase’

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Tate Watkins

Tate Watkins

editor/researcher at @perctweets; one-time economics journalist and coffee guy in Haiti @tatewatkins goo.gl/C02UJY

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