02752nam 2200565Ia 450 991046196110332120200520144314.01-4755-3207-51-4755-6028-1(CKB)2670000000278919(EBL)1606983(SSID)ssj0000943223(PQKBManifestationID)11558981(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000943223(PQKBWorkID)10974829(PQKB)11710157(MiAaPQ)EBC1606983(Au-PeEL)EBL1606983(CaPaEBR)ebr10627140(OCoLC)870244979(EXLCZ)99267000000027891920121206d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSmall island states in the Pacific[electronic resource] the tyranny of distance /Chris BeckerWashington, D.C. International Monetary Fundc20121 online resource (29 p.)IMF working paper ;WP/12/223Description based upon print version of record.1-4755-3601-1 1-4755-1026-8 Includes bibliographical references.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; ReferencesThis 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 important but more micro-orientated variables and development indicators. We show that small island states in the Pacific are different from countries in other regional groupings in that they are extremely isolated and have limited scope to tap economies of scale due to small populations. They oftenIMF Working PapersIslandsIslands of the PacificElectronic books.Islands.Becker Chris884133MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461961103321Small island states in the Pacific1974388UNINA