Small Island States in the Pacific : the Tyranny of Distance? /

This paper seeks to document key characteristics of small island states in the Pacific. It restricts itself to a limited number of indicators which are macro-orientated - population, fertility of land, ability to tap into economies of scale, income, and geographic isolation. It leaves aside equally...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Becker, Chris, 1970-
Autor Corporativo: International Monetary Fund
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, ©2012.
Colección:IMF working paper ; WP/12/223.
Temas:
States, Small > Economic conditions.
Petits États > Conditions économiques.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Reference.
Economic history.
islands (landforms)
Islands of the Pacific > Economic conditions.
Developing island countries > Economic conditions.
Pacifique, Îles du > Conditions économiques.
États insulaires en développement > Conditions économiques.
Developing island countries.
Pacific Ocean > Islands of the Pacific.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Abstract; Contents; I. Introduction; II. Defining Small States by population; III. Lacking Economies of Scale; A. Fixed costs spread over narrow base; B. Scope for regional cooperation; IV. Income per capita; V. Scope for Import substitution through agriculture; VI. Geographic Isolation; VII. Vulnerability ranking; A. Ranking small states; B. Empirical link to real economic outcomes; VIII. Concluding remarks; Appendix I. Country Classifications and Data; Appendix II. Data Sources and Metadata; References.

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