Small states in the global economy : background papers presented to the Commonwealth Secretariat/World Bank Joint Task Force on Small States / edited by David Peretz, Rumman Faruqi, Eliawony J. Kisanga.

This collection of papers presented to the Commonwealth Secretariat/World Bank Joint Task Force conferences sets out an agenda for future national, regional and international actions to address economic vulnerabilities of small states.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Commonwealth Secretariat/World Bank Joint Task Force on Small States
Other Authors: Peretz, David
Faruqi, Rumman
Kisanga, Eliawony J.
Language:English
Published: London : Commonwealth Secretariat, [2001], ©2001.
Subjects:
States, Small > Economic conditions > Congresses.
States, Small > Economic conditions.
Genre:
Congresses.
Physical Description:viii, 615 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Integrating small states in a fast-changing global economy / Shahid Javed Burki
  • Aid, risk, and the special concerns of small states / Paul Collier and David Dollar
  • Globalisation and small developing economies: challenges and opportunities / Richard L. Bernal
  • Small states: a composite vulnerability index / Jonathan P. Atkins, Sonia Mazzi and Christopher D. Easter
  • Small states, small problems? Income, growth and volatility in small states / William Easterly and Aart Kraay
  • Comments on 'Small states: a composite vulnerability index' and 'Small states, small problems?' / Byron Blake
  • Managing catastrophic disaster risks using alternative risk financing and pooled insurances structures / John D. Pollner
  • Small economies in the WTO / Peter Tulloch
  • Trade policy implications for small vulnerable states of the global trade regime shift / Roman Grynberg
  • The Pacific island states and the WTO: towards a post-Seattle agenda for small vulnerable states / Roman Grynberg
  • Revenue implications of trade liberalization / Liam Ebrill, Janet Stotsky and Reint Gropp
  • Exploiting information technologies for electronic commerce and better public sector management / Robert Schware and Paul Kimberly
  • The drive to aid partnership: aid co-ordination and the role of the world bank / Wendy Jarvie and John Eriksson
  • Economic growth and development: lessons from the experience of Cyprus - a small island economy / Symeon Matsis
  • The Mauritian experience / Nikhil Treebhoohun
  • Experiences and opportunities for capacity sharing through regional co-operation and integration: the case of the Caribbean community / Byron Blake
  • Sharing capacity: the Pacific experience with regional co-operation and integration / South Pacific Forum Secretariat.