06998oam 22018974 450 991096905930332120250426110519.0978661384863597814623401251462340121978145272713414527271399781283536189128353618897814519606551451960654(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(Perlego)1668534PIEEA(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.9781589065161 1589065166 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 PacificAgribusinessimfAgricultural industriesimfAgricultural Markets and MarketingimfAgriculture, agribusiness & food production industriesimfAgroindustriesimfBalance of paymentsimfBudget SystemsimfBudgetimfBudgeting & financial managementimfBudgetingimfCivil service & public sectorimfCooperativesimfCurrenciesimfCurrencyimfDebt ManagementimfDebtimfDebts, PublicimfEconomic integrationimfEconomic sectorsimfExpenditureimfExpenditures, PublicimfExports and ImportsimfFinance, PublicimfFinancial Aspects of Economic IntegrationimfForeign ExchangeimfForeign exchangeimfGovernment and the Monetary SystemimfInternational economicsimfInternational financeimfMacroeconomicsimfMonetary economicsimfMonetary SystemsimfMonetary unionsimfMoney and Monetary PolicyimfMoneyimfNational BudgetimfNational Government Expenditures and Related Policies: GeneralimfPayment SystemsimfPublic debtimfPublic EnterprisesimfPublic finance & taxationimfPublic FinanceimfPublic sectorimfPublic-Private EnterprisesimfRegimesimfRemittancesimfSovereign DebtimfStandardsimfIslands of the PacificEconomic policyIslands of the PacificEconomic conditionsPapua New GuineaimfForeign exchange ratesEmigrant remittancesAgribusinessAgricultural industriesAgricultural Markets and MarketingAgriculture, agribusiness & food production industriesAgroindustriesBalance of paymentsBudget SystemsBudgetBudgeting & financial managementBudgetingCivil service & public sectorCooperativesCurrenciesCurrencyDebt ManagementDebtDebts, PublicEconomic integrationEconomic sectorsExpenditureExpenditures, PublicExports and ImportsFinance, PublicFinancial Aspects of Economic IntegrationForeign ExchangeForeign exchangeGovernment and the Monetary SystemInternational economicsInternational financeMacroeconomicsMonetary economicsMonetary SystemsMonetary unionsMoney and Monetary PolicyMoneyNational BudgetNational Government Expenditures and Related Policies: GeneralPayment SystemsPublic debtPublic EnterprisesPublic finance & taxationPublic FinancePublic sectorPublic-Private EnterprisesRegimesRemittancesSovereign DebtStandards330.995Browne Christopher1630698International Monetary Fund.DcWaIMFBOOK9910969059303321Pacific Island Economies4354744UNINA