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Title: | The economic disadvantages of island developing countries : problems of smallness, remoteness and economies of scale |
Other Titles: | Competing strategies of socio-economic development for small islands |
Authors: | Fischer, Gerard Encontre, Pierre |
Keywords: | Developing island countries -- Economic conditions States, Small -- Economic conditions States, Small -- Economic policy Economies of scale Islands |
Issue Date: | 1998 |
Publisher: | Institute of Island Studies, University of Prince Edward Island |
Citation: | Fischer, G., & Encontre, P. (1998). The economic disadvantages of island developing countries: problems of smallness, remoteness and economies of scale. In G. Baldacchino, & R. Greenwood (Eds.), Competing strategies of socio-economic development for small islands (pp. 69-87), [An Island Living Series; V. 2]. Charlottetown: Institute of Island Studies, University of Prince Edward Island. |
Abstract: | The economic structure of any developing country is influenced concurrently by special disadvantages and advantages. Economic disadvantages or handicaps, and competitive advantages of small island developing countries, relate to the main intrinsic characteristics of these countries: smallness, remoteness, and the acute outward-looking economic orientation (openness) which is generally observed among small island States. Concurrent disadvantages and advantages can influence economic structures of island countries in a varied manner. The combined influences can result in economic situations ranging from lasting poverty to steady prosperity. Economic disadvantages of small island countries can be analyzed in the light of the economic situations that they influence or contribute to create. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/39312 |
ISBN: | 0919013236 |
Appears in Collections: | Competing strategies of socio-economic development for small islands |
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