This paper seeks to document key characteristics of small island states in the Pacific. It restricts itself to a … development indicators. We show that small island states in the Pacific are different from countries in other regional groupings …

in 1987 and since then we have had coups in 2000 and 2006. As a small island nation, Fiji's economic progress has been … dismal and this can largely be attributed to the political instability created by the coups. Small island states like …

banks in a Pacific Island context. Two market power hypotheses — the Structure-Conduct-Performance (SCP) and the Relative …

International trade is vital for economic prosperity in Pacific island countries, but their trade performance has been … center presents Pacific island countries with an unprecedented opportunity to develop trade with Asia, particularly in … island countries stands a better chance to improve broad-based growth …

of Pacific island countries (PICs) from their peers. Wefind that PICs are disadvantaged by distance and hampered by lower … investment and exportscompared with other small island states, but greater political stability, catch-up effects fromlower …