Haiti as a First World nation

I don't think "First world" is really possible considering the only non white nation to be labled "first world" is Japan. Haiti is no Japan in terms of population, ability to develop industry (the first world generally uses latin america as its dumping ground for products), or military capabilities. Also making Haiti a part of france, doesn't really make it first world in living standards I wouldn't call parts of the US entirely first world.

Has Guadaloupe first world standards of living?
 
I don't think "First world" is really possible considering the only non white nation to be labled "first world" is Japan.

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First off define "white nation" because the US is only 65% "white white."

Also, you forgot Singapore, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, Brunei, Qatar, Bahrain, Barbados, Bahamas, and Kuwait which are all in the Top 50 of the UN's Human Development Index. EDIT: Also Antigua and Barbuda.

I definitely think that it is possible. They'd need the whole island and some luck but they could do it.

Has Guadaloupe first world standards of living?

Yes, very high per France's own measurement (they aren't measured by the UN).

FYI, wiki is my source for this.
 
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Maybe a more realistic goal would be for the Dominican Republic to take control of all of Hispaniola. Then the standard of living would be elevated to tolerable levels, while not first world by any means.
 

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Now I don't know much about nothin' other than Greece and East Rome, but if I had to speculate, perhaps having a rather good leader like Senhor Louverture take charge and bring industrialisation to the island and get ex-slaves, most of whom are either out of a job or share-croppers post-Emancipation, to become workers in the country's new factories. Now, I'd take it that if the island has a nice balance of agriculture and industrialisation, in time in can create a service-based economy and be a rather nice place to live. Perhaps it might also help to bring in immigrants who have experiences with building up industrial bases, too. It might even make Haiti more interesting with say Japanese or German (or French, I guess, but I'm the most anti-French person that you'll ever meet, so personally out of emotional reasons I'd advise against it) immigrants.

And after a few decades of hard-work, Haiti can sit back, relax, and tell France and the United States "Well, I did this all on my own. Fuck both of you two".

Also, avoid a political-culture of corruption and bad leaders at all costs. The military also needs to be separated from the legitimacy of the government. In the late Twentieth Century, Mexico took power away from the military by making military leaders rotate through posts so they couldn't gain a power-base in any region, among other things that I can't remember, too.

Also, maybe by answering questions, people will know who I am since I'm positive that only five-seven people know who the Hell I am and I've been here for nigh three-years now.
 
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First off define "white nation" because the US is only 65% "white white."

Also, you forgot Singapore, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, Brunei, Qatar, Bahrain, Barbados, Bahamas, and Kuwait which are all in the Top 50 of the UN's Human Development Index. EDIT: Also Antigua and Barbuda.

I definitely think that it is possible. They'd need the whole island and some luck but they could do it.



Yes, very high per France's own measurement (they aren't measured by the UN).

FYI, wiki is my source for this.

Arabs aren't European, but they are white. Otherwise spot on, except for leaving off South Korea.
 
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First off define "white nation" because the US is only 65% "white white."

Also, you forgot Singapore, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, Brunei, Qatar, Bahrain, Barbados, Bahamas, and Kuwait which are all in the Top 50 of the UN's Human Development Index. EDIT: Also Antigua and Barbuda.

I definitely think that it is possible. They'd need the whole island and some luck but they could do it.



Yes, very high per France's own measurement (they aren't measured by the UN).

FYI, wiki is my source for this.

It all matters on how you use the term "first world." The term originated during the cold war to mean the rich capitalist powers allied with the US. While thhe second world were communists and the third world were unalligned states. But now adays the term isn't that useful.

I think a better comparison would be French Guyana which has 50% of the gdp per person than metropolitan France. If Haiti was still part of france the standard of living would be still much less than France, the colonial system has for the most part meant to benefit the metropol.
 
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