The latest review of the recent economic performance of Commonwealth small states, examining growth, inflation, employment, developments in the external sector and key policy challenges, shows that a significant number of countries experienced growth in 2005, with the exception of Guyana, Maldives and Seychelles
New Publication: ‘Small States: Economic Review and Basic Statistics, Volume 11’
25 April 2007
The book, the 11th issue of this annual publication, is a comprehensive collection of key economic and statistical data on the world’s small states
The latest review of the recent economic performance of Commonwealth small states, examining growth, inflation, employment, developments in the external sector and key policy challenges, shows that a significant number of countries experienced growth in 2005, with the exception of Guyana, Maldives and Seychelles.
The book, ‘Small States: Economic Review and Basic Statistics, Volume 11’, identifies the main drivers of growth as tourism, construction, mining and agriculture.
“This publication is a unique annual collection of key economic and statistical data on the world’s small states -- those with fewer than five million inhabitants. It’s an essential reference for economists, planners and policy-makers,” says Dr Indrajit Coomaraswamy, Director, Economic Affairs Division (EAD), at the Commonwealth Secretariat.
Some 51 tables cover selected economic and social indicators sourced both nationally and internationally. Presenting information unavailable elsewhere, Volume 11 includes a detailed parallel commentary on trends in Commonwealth small states -- from growth, employment, inflation to economic policy issues, providing a deeper understanding of developments behind the figures.
To maintain the continuity of the series, country coverage and groupings based on income are the same as those used in previous issues.
“In keeping with our policy of covering countries with a population of five million or less, these tables now include Timor-Leste and Estonia. Coverage for Jordan, Lao PDR, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Sierra Leone and Togo has been discontinued as now their population is over five million. This is with the exception of Papua New Guinea. Despite the size of its population, Papua New Guinea possesses all the attributes of a small state,” explained Dr Coomaraswamy.
The book includes two topical articles, the first being ‘Culture as the Fourth Pillar of Sustainable Development’ by Keith Nurse, Senior Lecturer, Institute of International Relations, University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago. The second is ‘Enhancing the Competitiveness of Small States’ by Monique Pollard of the Secretariat’s EAD.
ISBN 978-0-85092-848-8; 168 pages; price: £25.00
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