"Haiti, Petro Caribe and its unreasonings" of the former Minister of Economy and Finance Wilson Laleau, is a book that records a very special time in Haitian economic history. With its subtitle : manifesto for an ethics of responsibility, it opens up a field of reflection which calls to mind the lack of patriotism and the atavistic indifference of certain actors with regard to the problems of national development.

Far from limiting itself to responding to certain attacks which target it personally, in connection with the use which has been made of the Petro-Caribe funds, Wilson Laleau offers us a lucid and balanced analysis, throwing new light which eliminates much of the carefully maintained confusion involving this matter.

This work offers an informed look at the mechanisms of public decision, most often corrupted by a political system not oriented towards the search for the common good. The purpose of the book is to share with the public, in particular, the actors committed to political and economic change in Haiti, the author's experience of the challenges to be met in achieving the expected results.

It is a work that any politician, any student, any researcher, development partners and all those who are interested in understanding Haitian public finances, or more specifically, the reasons that justify the frustrations of society compared to thirty years of economic policy and international cooperation in Haiti, should read.

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