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Book Title: Edmond Paul

Subtitle: Biography, Economic Thought, and Bibliography

Author: Emilio Travieso

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Book Description: Edmond Paul (1837-1893) was a major Haitian intellectual and statesman. This essay updates what we know about him. It draws on his writings, newspaper archives, and secondary sources. It includes a brief biography, an overview of his economic thought, and a bibliography of his publications, with links to original documents. This resource is available in Haitian Creole, French, Spanish, and English.

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Edmond Paul was an important 19th-century Haitian intellectual and statesman, whose name is still remembered with respect. However, his ideas, and his economic ideas in particular,  are not so well known. This essay presents a summary of Edmond Paul’s economic thought in the context of his life and times. It begins with a brief explanation of why it is important to recover Edmond Paul’s memory, followed by a brief biography and a synthesis of his policy proposals. A complete bibliography of his works is included, with links to those documents that are freely available online. This document is available in Haitian Creole, French, Spanish, and English.

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Emilio Travieso

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Development economics and emerging economies

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Title
Edmond Paul
Author
Emilio Travieso
License

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Edmond Paul Copyright © 2025 by Emilio Travieso is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.


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Travieso, Emilio. Edmond Paul: Biography, Economic Thought, and Bibliography. Open Educational Resource. LibraryPress@UF, 2025. https://ufl.pb.unizin.org/edmondpaulenglish/


Dokiman sa a disponib an kreyòl ayisyen : https://ufl.pb.unizin.org/edmondpaulkreyol

Ce document est disponible en français : https://ufl.pb.unizin.org/edmondpaulfrancais

Este documento está disponible en español: https://ufl.pb.unizin.org/edmondpaulespanol


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Image credits

Cover: Tania Ríos Marrero

Edmond Paul: Centre International de Documentation et d’Information Haïtienne, Caribéenne et Afro-canadienne (CIDIHCA),  « Portraits de notables haïtiens 1790-1915 », https://www.cidihcafrance.com/portraits-de-notables-haitiens-1790-1915/

Edmond Paul in Le Temps: courtesy of the Bibliothèque Haïtienne des Frères de l’Instruction Chrétienne

Jean Paul: CIDIHCA, « Portraits de notables haïtiens 1790-1915 »

Edmond Paul’s tomb: courtesy of the Bibliothèque Haïtienne des Frères de l’Instruction Chrétienne

Edmond Paul’s signature: from Paul, Edmond. « Patriotisme et conscience ». s.n., 1877: 14.

Primary Subject
Development economics and emerging economies
Additional Subject(s)
Economic theory and philosophy, Political economy, Economic history
Publisher
LibraryPress@UF
Publisher City
Gainesville
Publication Date
April 20, 2025