The Political Economy of Small Tropical Islands: The Importance of Being SmallHelen M. Hintjens, M. D. D. Newitt University of Exeter Press, 1992 - 247 pages This book is a comparative study of a number of dependent and independent tropical islands and archipelagos. Its contributors seek to answer a number of vital questions affecting the security, political status and economic development of some of the world's smallest and most remote communities. Contributions by |
Table des matières
List of Tables Figures and Maps vii | 8 |
Introduction Malyn Newitt I | 18 |
Vestiges of Colonialism | 30 |
Constitutional Change External Assistance and Economic | 42 |
Frances Love Children? The French Overseas Departments | 64 |
São Tomé and the Comoros | 76 |
The Mascareignes the Seychelles and the Chagos Islands with | 93 |
Towards an Alternative Development Policy for São Tomé | 112 |
Microstates Increasing Integration and Awkward Imperatives | 123 |
Is there a Pacific Way | 150 |
The Role of Transportation in the Trade Patterns of the Lesser | 180 |
Problems of InterIsland Shipping in Archipelagic Small Island | 200 |
Bibliography | 223 |
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The Political Economy of Small Tropical Islands: The Importance of Being Small Helen M. Hintjens,M. D. D. Newitt Affichage d'extraits - 1992 |
The Political Economy of Small Tropical Islands: The Importance of Being Small Helen M. Hintjens,M. D. D. Newitt Affichage d'extraits - 1992 |
The Political Economy of Small Tropical Islands: The Importance of Being Small Helen M. Hintjens,M. D. D. Newitt Affichage d'extraits - 1992 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
activities Africa agriculture Antilles appears association Bank become benefits Bermuda Britain British capital Caribbean cent chapter colonial communities Comoros continued Cooks cost countries created creole cultural decolonisation departments dependent direct economic effect elites European example exist export external factors Federated fishing foreign France freight French groups imports increase independence Indian Ocean integration interests investment land Lautoka less limited lines major Maldives Mauritius operations overseas Pacific parties period Plan plantation political population port position possible present problems production regional relations remaining result Réunion rule sector small island social society Source South status structure Table territories Tomé trade traditional transport tropical Truk United University vessels West