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Connectivity for Caribbean countries : an initial assessment
Briceno-Garmendia, Cecilia; Bofinger, Heinrich C.; … - 2015
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010468333
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Measuring the determinants of backward linkages from FDI in developing economies : is it a matter of size?
Sanchez-Martin, Miguel Eduardo; Piniés Bianchi, Jaime de; … - 2015
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010477987
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Connectivity for Caribbean Countries : An Initial Assessment
Briceño-Garmendia, Cecilia - 2014
Every discussion of the Caribbean states considers their characteristics as sea-locked countries, small economies, highly vulnerable to natural disasters, and a geographic platform that calls for regional cooperation and integration. The Caribbe
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012246527
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Rapid Review of Water Knowledge for Pacific Small Islands Developing States
World Bank Group - 2018
The rapid review confirms that Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are socially, culturally, and … island countries have uniquely fragile water resources due to their small size, lack of natural storage, competing land use …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645475
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Technical Guidelines for Small Island Mapping with UAVs
World Bank Group - 2020
Image acquisition and surveying using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is a very promising technology for Small Island … island contexts. Further, UAVs can capture thousands of images in a single flight and provide greater detail than satellites … technological agencies of island nations that work to operationalize UAVs as a standard data collection tool …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012646962
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The Potential of the Blue Economy : Increasing Long-term Benefits of the Sustainable Use of Marine Resources for Small Island Developing States and Coastal Least Developed Countrie...
World Bank - 2017
island developing states and coastal least developed countries; to identify some of the key challenges its adoption poses … previously achieved. This realization underscores the challenge facing the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Least …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012247915
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OECS ports : an efficiency and performance assessment
Cubas, Diana; Briceno-Garmendia, Cecilia; Bofinger, … - 2015
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010464746
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OECS Ports : An Efficiency and Performance Assessment
Cubas, Diana - 2014
Handling charges in Caribbean ports are two to three times higher than in similar ports in other regions of the world. In some cases, it costs significantly less to ship a container to Hong Kong SAR, China, or Europe than it does to ship to a ne
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012246534
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World Bank-Financed HIV Projects in the Caribbean : Lessons for Working with Small States
Carpio, Carmen - 2010
This paper summarizes the key findings of an 'After Action Review' (AAR) that reflects a decade of experience in designing and implementing ten HIV/AIDS projects in the Caribbean, financed by the World Bank. The objective is to identify what worked (and what didn't) in the project approach,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012247480
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Open and Nimble : Finding Stable Growth in Small Economies
Lederman, Daniel - 2017
Does economic size matter for economic development outcomes? If so are current policies adequately addressing the role of size in the development process? Using working age population as a proxy for country size, Open and Nimble, systematically analyzes what makes small economies unique. Small...
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