This study explores the far-reaching economic consequences of the archipelagic geography of most Pacific Island countries (PICs). The dispersion of populations across thousands of miles of ocean and hundreds of islands magnifies the economic disadvantages arising from the remoteness and small size that characterize the PICs as a whole. At the same time, population dispersion creates extraordinary challenges related to public service delivery, connectivity...
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2021/04/01
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Part 4 : Spatial Development Policy Options
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Utz,Robert Johann; Butcher-Gollach,Colleen; Craig,David; Dornan,Matthew Selwyn; Edwards,Kim Alan; Halstead,Imogen Cara; Hasanov,Rashad; Horscroft,Virginia Ann; Naidoo,Darian; Piatkov,Veronica; Saldivar-Sali,Artessa; Shi,Stone; Xia,Boer.
Archipelagic Economies : Spatial Economic Development in the Pacific (Vol. 5 of 5) : Part 4 : Spatial Development Policy Options (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/393371617257505753