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Archipelagic Economies: Spatial Economic Development in the Pacific

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dc.contributor.authorUtz, Robert J.
dc.contributor.editorUtz, Robert J.
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-21T16:21:11Z
dc.date.available2021-07-21T16:21:11Z
dc.date.issued2021-07-12
dc.description.abstractThis study explores the far-reaching economic consequences emerging from the archipelagic nature of most Pacific Island countries (PICs). The dispersion of populations across thousands of miles of ocean and hundreds of islands magnifies the economic disadvantages arising from the remoteness and small size that characterize the PICs as a whole. At the same time, population dispersion creates extraordinary challenges related to public service delivery, connectivity, migration and urbanization, and the equity and inclusiveness of economic development. This study focuses on these challenges in pursuit of two main objectives: deepening the understanding of socio-economic conditions on the PICs’ outer islands and the drivers of migration from outer islands to main islands; and reviewing the policy and investment options for fostering the socio-economic development of outer islands populations. This overview summarizes the main findings in five parts. First, the authors present the objectives and outline of the full report. This is followed by a section which explains how the PICs’ external and internal geography are key determinants of socio-economic development outcomes and spatial inequalities. The third part presents data on spatial inequality with respect to a range of socio-economic indicators, public services, connectivity, and migration. In the fourth part, the authors discuss interactions between geographic dispersion and key political economy issues that shape spatial economic policy decisions and outcomes. The report concludes with a summary of policy options for dealing with the development challenges arising from geographic dispersion.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/366961626084732669/Archipelagic-Economies-Spatial-Economic-Development-in-the-Pacific-Synthesis-Report
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/35997
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/35997
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectSMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES
dc.subjectSPATIAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectCONNECTIVITY
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectGEOGRAPHICAL DISPARITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC WORKS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.titleArchipelagic Economiesen
dc.title.subtitleSpatial Economic Development in the Pacificen
dc.typeReporten
dc.typeRapportfr
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okr.crossref.titleArchipelagic Economies
okr.date.disclosure2021-07-12
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T09:09:16.953653Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Public Sector Study
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/366961626084732669/Archipelagic-Economies-Spatial-Economic-Development-in-the-Pacific-Synthesis-Report
okr.guid366961626084732669
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b088750c26_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum33212760
okr.identifier.report161495
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/366961626084732669/pdf/Archipelagic-Economies-Spatial-Economic-Development-in-the-Pacific-Synthesis-Report.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.geographicalOceania
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Spatial and Local Economic Development
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Migration and Development
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicPublic Sector Development::Public Sector Economics
okr.unitEAP
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