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Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- I REGIONAL ISSUES -- 1 Overview of Regional Economic Performance and Prospects -- 2 Public Sector Activities -- 3 Private Sector Development -- 4 The Pacific Plan for Strengthening Regional Cooperation and Integration -- 5 Remittances and Migration -- 6 The Pacific Islands and the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union: A Comparative Review -- 7 Options for Alternative Exchange Rate Arrangements -- II COUNTRY NOTES -- 8 Fiji -- 9 Kiribati -- 10 Marshall Islands -- 11 Micronesia -- 12 Palau -- 13 Papua New Guinea -- 14 Samoa -- 15 Solomon Islands -- 16 Tonga -- 17 Vanuatu.

Sammelband mit sechs Beiträgen zu einem Seminar, das im August 1976 zum o.a. Thema an der Universität von Mauritius in Reduit bei Port Louis veranstaltet wurde. Außer Reunion und Mauritius werden auch Martinique und Guadeloupe behandelt. (DÜI-Etr)

Mak reviews 'Sustainable Development of Small Island Economies' by Hiroshi Kakazu.

AbstractThere has been a considerable amount of research into the growth of the Pacific island countries; however, there has been no attempt to identify episodes of growth (and non‐growth) and to identify and understand the factors behind these episodes. This narrative article examines the growth experiences of the eight small and micro states of the North and South Pacific that are members of the World Bank. The experience of Samoa and Vanuatu supports the idea that economic reform can lead to growth spurts. Overall, the narratives suggest that unless aid leads to changes in institutions and policies, it does not have long‐lasting positive growth impacts. As experience in the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands appears to show, substantial aid may raise Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth for short periods, but may well have very adverse impacts over the long run.

This paper looks at the impacts of tourism on small island economies. It focuses on impacts on national economies and considers the role of national government in tourism. ; peer-reviewed

This paper examines macroeconomic performance and policies in small Pacific island economies (SPIEs). These economies are highly prone to various supply shocks and face severe obstacles to development arising from their geography and demography. However, the paper contends that their lacklustre growth performance over the last two decades has also been due to excessively conservative macroeconomic policies. That is, a confluence of supply shocks and policy-induced constrained demand has resulted in poor economic performance. Given a very weak private sector, poor state of infrastructure and low-level human capital, the paper argues for the leading role of the government. It then elaborates on the elements of macroeconomic policies within a state-led development strategy.