Pacific island countries face unique challenges to realizing their growth potential and raising living standards. This book discusses ongoing challenges facing Pacific island countries and policy options to address them. Regional cooperation and solutions tailored to their unique challenges, as...

Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Part I: Setting the Stage: The Quest for Resilience and Growth in the Pacific Islands -- 1 Economic Growth in the Pacific Island Countries-Challenges, Constraints, and Policy Responses -- 2 Raising Potential Growth...

Pacific island countries face unique challenges to realizing their growth potential and raising living standards. This book discusses ongoing challenges facing Pacific island countries and policy options to address them. Regional cooperation and solutions tailored to their unique challenges, as...

Urban Planning is often touted as one of the key actions for achieving sustainable and resilient development, and it is seen as a key element for reducing disaster risks in urban areas. It is especially important for managing urban growth and increasing resilience in already built-up urban...

The private sector in the Caribbean is crucial for economic growth and job creation and economic resilience is thus heavily determined by the shock absorbing capacity of individual firms and households. As the definition of the private sector is generally broad and includes economic agents of...

Macroeconomic shocks refer to any unpredicted disturbance to the economy through internal or external factors. Economic resilience is broadly defined as the inherent or policy-induced ability of individuals or communities to withstand or recover from the effects of the various shocks. The...