Commonwealth small states : issues and prospects / edited by Eliawony J. Kisanga and Sarah Jane Danchie.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kisanga, Eliawony.

Danchie, Sarah Jane.

Commonwealth Secretariat.

Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

States, Small.

Economic conditions.

Commonwealth countries--Economic conditions.

Commonwealth countries.

Physical Description:

xiii, 327 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Commonwealth Secretariat, 2007.

Summary:

Small states face unique challenges as they adapt to the demands of an increasingly global economy. This publication, produced with the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, surveys the range of challenges facing small states, including environmental and trade issues, economic problems, the particular challenges facing small states in development, education, and governance, and the issue of regionalism. The book provides policy makers and parliamentarians worldwide with a detailed insight into how these issues uniquely impact upon small states, and offers recommendations on how to strengthen their capacity to exploit the new opportunities and challenges arising from globalisation.

Contents:

Part 1 Environment

1 / Alexander Gillespie Small Island States in the Face of Climate Change: The End of the Line in International Responsibility 7

Part 2 Trade

2 / Roman Grynberg, Jan Yves Remy Small Vulnerable Economy Issues and the WTO 27

3 / Virginia Horscroft Small Economies and Special and Differential Treatment: Strengthening the Evidence, Countering the Fallacies 55

Part 3 Economic Performance

4 / Lino Briguglio Economic Vulnerability and Resilience: Concepts and Measurements 99

5 / Stephen Redding, Anthony J Venables The Economics of Isolation and Distance 110

6 / David Joiner, Ganeshan Wignaraja Measuring Competitiveness in Small States: Introducing the SSMECI 127

Part 4 Regionalism

7 / Claudius Preville The Establishment of the CSME - A Manifestation of Sir Arthur Lewis's Vision for the Caribbean 153

8 / T K Jayaraman Economic Integration in the Pacific: Review of Past Efforts and Future Prospects 165

9 / Michael King, Ueta Fa'asili, Semisi Fakahau, Aliti Vunisea Development of a Regional Strategic Plan for Fisheries Management and Sustainable Coastal Fisheries in Pacific Island Countries 188

Part 5 Governance

10 / Paul Sutton Democracy and Good Governance in Small States 199

11 / Paul Sutton Public Sector Reform in Small States: Cases from the Commonwealth Caribbean 218

Part 6 Education

12 / Kimberly Ochs A Summary of 'Teaching at risk' - Teacher Mobility and Loss in Commonwealth Member States 237

Part 7 Development

13 / Eliawony J Kisanga, Carl L Mitchell Small States and Graduation 277

14 / Andrew S Downes Progress Towards Achieving the Millennium Development Goals in the Small States of the Commonwealth 301.

Notes:

Published by the Commonwealth Secretariat in association with the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780850928495

0850928494

OCLC:

123797659