... Island Countries (FICs) have recently adopted a free trade agreement amongst themselves [1] . The Pacific Islands Countries Trade Agreement (PICTA) will allow these countries to further integrate trade amongst them. The adoption of PICTA is part of the broader economic agenda that most FICs are pursuing...

... Crime Tourism Economic growth Pacific Islands Caribbean For developing nations, capitalizing on the burgeoning international tourism industry provides a considerable opportunity for growth and development. Tourism has boomed on the world scene, and is now arguably the largest industry...

.... It has been argued that such systems could serve as models of sustainable fisheries management. The term “customary marine tenure” was first coined by Hviding (1989) when he used it to refer to particular forms of sea tenure practised in the Pacific Islands[1]. Hviding uses the term “customary...

... of female and infant health. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Economics Pacific islands The small island developing countries in the South Pacific region number 22 and are home to some six million people. Many of the countries in the region are faced with immutable land‐based resources...

... of remittances on the home country, and policies that influence the flow of remittances. Much of the empirical work in this paper is based on Tonga and Samoa, although the findings apply more generally to other Pacific island nations. The underlying economic rationale of migration is reflected in the household...