In most developing countries, historically, the main strategy for improving the food sector has focused on increasing farm-level production. But in recent years, with the emphasis on value chain analysis, there has been much more focus on subsector studies, demand-driven approaches, and...

This article critically assesses the success of market-led structural adjustment inFiji. After reviewing the rationale behind structural adjustment programs itexamines the economic policies of Fiji’s Interim Government between 1987 and1992, demonstrating that such policies were both consistent...

Developed in the mid 1980s to explain economic processes in New Zealand’ssphere of influence in the Pacific islands, the mirab model has proved applicableacross a wide range of island economies. Identifying features of a mirab economyare heavy reliance on transfer payments, including...