06807oam 22018134 450 991082338270332120240410161942.01-4623-4012-11-4527-2713-91-283-53618-897866138486351-4519-6065-4(CKB)2470000000001350(EBL)3012446(SSID)ssj0000088629(PQKBManifestationID)11125978(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000088629(PQKBWorkID)10071854(PQKB)11522707(MiAaPQ)EBC3012446(Au-PeEL)EBL3012446(CaPaEBR)ebr10300215(CaONFJC)MIL384863(OCoLC)563868630(IMF)PIEEE(IMF)PIEEA(EXLCZ)99247000000000135020020129d2006 uf 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPacific Island Economies /Christopher Browne1st ed.Washington, D.C. :International Monetary Fund,2006.1 online resource (182 p.)BooksDescription based upon print version of record.1-58906-516-6 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.The Pacific island region has considerable potential for development, especially in the areas of tourism, fisheries, forestry, mining, and agriculture. However, these countries face many challenges to developing their economies and raising living standards, including their small size, distance from major markets, and vulnerability to natural disasters. The first half of this book provides an assessment of regional issues. The second half includes country-specific chapters, which provide an overview of each countries economic performance since independence and the main challenges ahead.BooksForeign exchange ratesIslands of the PacificEmigrant remittancesIslands of the PacificBudgetingimfExports and ImportsimfMacroeconomicsimfMoney and Monetary PolicyimfPublic FinanceimfAgribusinessimfForeign ExchangeimfNational Government Expenditures and Related Policies: GeneralimfFinancial Aspects of Economic IntegrationimfPublic EnterprisesimfPublic-Private EnterprisesimfNational BudgetimfBudget SystemsimfMonetary SystemsimfStandardsimfRegimesimfGovernment and the Monetary SystemimfPayment SystemsimfDebtimfDebt ManagementimfSovereign DebtimfAgricultural Markets and MarketingimfCooperativesimfPublic finance & taxationimfInternational economicsimfCivil service & public sectorimfBudgeting & financial managementimfMonetary economicsimfAgriculture, agribusiness & food production industriesimfCurrencyimfForeign exchangeimfMonetary unionsimfExpenditureimfPublic sectorimfRemittancesimfCurrenciesimfEconomic integrationimfEconomic sectorsimfBalance of paymentsimfMoneyimfPublic debtimfAgroindustriesimfExpenditures, PublicimfFinance, PublicimfInternational financeimfBudgetimfDebts, PublicimfAgricultural industriesimfIslands of the PacificEconomic policyIslands of the PacificEconomic conditionsPapua New GuineaimfForeign exchange ratesEmigrant remittancesBudgetingExports and ImportsMacroeconomicsMoney and Monetary PolicyPublic FinanceAgribusinessForeign ExchangeNational Government Expenditures and Related Policies: GeneralFinancial Aspects of Economic IntegrationPublic EnterprisesPublic-Private EnterprisesNational BudgetBudget SystemsMonetary SystemsStandardsRegimesGovernment and the Monetary SystemPayment SystemsDebtDebt ManagementSovereign DebtAgricultural Markets and MarketingCooperativesPublic finance & taxationInternational economicsCivil service & public sectorBudgeting & financial managementMonetary economicsAgriculture, agribusiness & food production industriesCurrencyForeign exchangeMonetary unionsExpenditurePublic sectorRemittancesCurrenciesEconomic integrationEconomic sectorsBalance of paymentsMoneyPublic debtAgroindustriesExpenditures, PublicFinance, PublicInternational financeBudgetDebts, PublicAgricultural industries330.995Browne Christopher1630698International Monetary Fund.DcWaIMFBOOK9910823382703321Pacific Island Economies4090708UNINA