Cook Islands 2008 Social And Economic Report

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2008-12-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789292571900

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Cook Islands 2008 Social and Economic Report by Asian Development Bank Pdf

Cook Islands has transformed its economy since the public debt crisis of the mid-1990s. The economy is private sector-led, the Government is now on a sound financial footing and well placed to address key development issues, and the economy has proved its resilience in the face of five cyclones in 2005. The tourism sector remains the main driver of growth and visitor arrivals are expected to continue to grow. Infrastructure works are a development priority, both to support economic growth and to address the rising pressures on the all-important natural environment. Improved education services are needed to meet the ever-rising expectations of the population, and the aging population and steady rise in noncommunicable disease are placing new pressures on the health and welfare systems. The gap between living standards on the main centers of Rarotonga and Aiututaki and the outer islands is a further key development issue. Continued improvement in institutional performance lies at the heart of an effective response to these needs. This report discusses options for responding to these needs with a view to helping guide public policy formulation in the Cook Islands.

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012-07-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789290927334

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Pacific Department 2011 Compendium of Knowledge Products by Asian Development Bank Pdf

This contains the publications produced in 2011 and lists some of the major publications of earlier years.

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2010-06-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789292547646

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Pacific Department 2009 Compendium of Knowledge Products by Asian Development Bank Pdf

This contains the publications produced in 2009, announces the forthcoming titles, and lists some of the major publications of earlier years.

Author : Marcus L. Stephenson
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2022-12-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780429672330

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Routledge Handbook on Tourism and Small Island States in the Pacific by Marcus L. Stephenson Pdf

This timely handbook critically examines the development and role of tourism in small Pacific Island states located across Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. The volume presents an expansive evaluation of current issues, challenges and potentialities for the 13 self-governing states. Interdisciplinary in coverage and borne of a varied and international authorship, this handbook incorporates 27 specifically commissioned and original contributions. Structured into four thematic sections and embellished with insightful tables and illustrations throughout, the overarching ethos of this volume is to contribute to framing the role of tourism, tourism development and the tourism industry within the context of self-governing Pacific Island states faced with the challenge of pursuing an independent path of development. In doing so, the work highlights and deciphers various tourism development perplexities in the Pacific, examining closely the intersecting sociocultural, geopolitical, environmental, organizational, operational and strategic challenges. This volume, thus, discusses a range of issues: facilitators and inhibitors of tourism growth and development; climate change, ecological concerns, and eco-tourism; non-tourism and undertourism; crisis management and the COVID-19 virus; transportation and tourism infrastructural concerns; tourism policy and planning (including tourism governance); sectoral links between tourism; food and agriculture; gender and micro-entrepreneurship; community management and participation; cultural and natural heritage sites; and the handicraft industry. The work pays critical attention to the various trajectories of sustainable tourism and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Despite the many challenges and concerns raised, the book implicates the importance of good governance, progressive post-COVID-19 recovery strategies and directives, and creative and imaginative options in the successful development, re-development and advancement of tourism. As a definitive reference resource for this subject area, this handbook will be of great interest to students, researchers and academics within tourism, development studies, geography, Pacific studies, sustainability and environmental studies.

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013-07-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789292541569

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Pacific Economic Monitor July 2013 by Asian Development Bank Pdf

This edition of the Pacific Economic Monitor updates 2013 and 2014 GDP growth and inflation projections for ADB's Pacific developing member countries. The theme of the policy briefs included in this issue is regional cooperation and integration.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Cook Islands
ISBN : UOM:39015081445770

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Cook Islands 2008 Social and Economic Report by Anonim Pdf

Author : R. D. Gillett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Fisheries
ISBN : UCBK:C106309702

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Fisheries in the Economies of the Pacific Island Countries and Territories by R. D. Gillett Pdf

"The fishing industry benefits the people and economies of the Pacific in various ways but the full value of these benefits is not reflected in the region's statistics. Records may be maintained but they are not complete, or accurate, or comparable. The research summarized in this report reaffirms the importance of this sector to the economies and societies of the Pacific island countries." --Publisher.

Author : Robert D. Craig
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810867727

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Historical Dictionary of Polynesia by Robert D. Craig Pdf

The term Polynesia refers to a cultural and geographical area in the Pacific Ocean, bound by what is commonly referred to as the Polynesian Triangle, which consists of Hawai'i in the north, New Zealand in the southwest, and Easter Island in the southeast. Thousands of islands are scattered throughout this area, most of which are currently included in one of the modern island states of American Samoa, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Hawai'i, New Zealand, Samoa, Tonga, Tokelau, Tuvalu, and Wallis and Futuna. The third edition of the Historical Dictionary of Polynesia greatly expands on the previous editions through a chronology, an introductory essay, an expansive bibliography, and over 400 cross-referenced dictionary entries on significant persons, events, places, organizations, and other aspects of Polynesian history from the earliest times to the present. Appendixes of the major islands and atolls within Polynesia, the rulers and administrators of the 13 major island states, and basic demographic information of those states are also included.

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2009-12-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789292547028

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Kiribati Social and Economic Report 2008 by Asian Development Bank Pdf

After two impressively peaceful decades, there are signs of a dangerous degree of complacency in Kiribati's view of its domestic and external affairs. Forms of cultural and political resistance to change have thus been encouraged, and these are handicapping the nation's response to development risks. Eight leading sources of development risk confronting Kiribati are identified, and these require understanding and appropriate responses in the form of well-formulated national development strategies. Based on a thorough assessment of risks, priorities, and options by sector in the main report, 16 policy actions are recommended as keys to the full range of responses that need to be formulated to cope with development risk.

Author : Graham Hassall
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2023-10-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783031341557

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The United Nations and the Pacific Islands by Graham Hassall Pdf

This book critically examines the relationship between the United Nations Organization and the small states of the Pacific islands. It provides an in-depth coverage of the United Nations, coupled with how Pacific Small Island Developing States interact. It covers three themes, the first one being the position of the UN on the Pacific Islands, which examines the role of the many UN organs, agencies and programs in strengthening individual countries and the region as a whole. It examines the manner in which the UN’s activities have benefited Pacific nations, territories and peoples. The second theme deals with the Pacific states in the UN, and examines the participation of Pacific nations and territories in the UN’s various organs, agencies, and programmes. It analyses the contribution they have made to the effectiveness of the organization, as distinct from the benefits they have sought to gain from it. The third and last theme deals with small states in global public policy, taking a broader look at how small states are faring within the UN system in the age of global discourse on shared public goods/public policy concerns.

Author : Moshe Rapaport
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780824865849

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The Pacific Islands by Moshe Rapaport Pdf

The Pacific is the last major world region to be discovered by humans. Although small in total land area, its numerous islands and archipelagoes with their startlingly diverse habitats and biotas, extend across a third of the globe. This revised edition of a popular text explores the diverse landforms, climates, and ecosystems of the Pacific island region. Multiple chapters, written by leading specialists, cover the environment, history, culture, population, and economy. The work includes new or completely revised chapters on gender, music, logging, development, education, urbanization, health, ocean resources, and tourism. Throughout two key issues are addressed: the exceptional environmental challenges and the demographic/economic/political challenges facing the region. Although modern technology and media and waves of continental tourists are fast eroding island cultures, the continuing resilience of Pacific island populations is apparent. This is the only contemporary text on the Pacific Islands that covers both environment and sociocultural issues and will thus be indispensable for any serious student of the region. Unlike other reviews, it treats the entirety of Oceania (with the exception of Australia) and is well illustrated with numerous photos and maps, including a regional atlas. Contributors: David Abbott, Dennis A. Ahlburg, Glenn Banks, John Barker, Geoffrey Bertram, David A. Chappell, William C. Clarke, John Connell, Ron Crocombe, Julie Cupples, Derrick Depledge, Colin Filer, Gerard J. Fryer, Patricia Fryer, Brenden S. Holland, E. Alison Kay, David M. Kennedy, Lamont Lindstrom, Rick Lumpkin, Harley I. Manner, Selina Tusitala Marsh, Nancy McDowell, Hamish A. McGowan, Frank McShane, Simon Milne, R. John Morrison, Dieter Mueller-Dombois, Stephen G. Nelson, Patrick D. Nunn, Michael R. Ogden, Andrew Pawley, Jean-Louis Rallu, Vina Ram-Bidesi, Moshe Rapaport, Annette Sachs Robertson, Richard Scaglion, Donovan Storey, Andrew P. Sturman, Lynne D. Talley, James P. Terry, Randolph R. Thaman, Frank R. Thomas, Caroline Vercoe, Terence Wesley-Smith, Paul Wolffram.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 1086 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780123847041

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Climate Vulnerability by Anonim Pdf

Climate change has been the subject of thousands of books and magazines, scientific journals, and newspaper articles daily. It’s a subject that can be very political and emotional, often blurring the lines between fact and fiction. The vast majority of research, studies, projections and recommendations tend to focus on the human influence on climate change and global warming as the result of CO2 emissions, often to the exclusion of other threats that include population growth and the stress placed on energy sources due to emerging global affluence. Climate Vulnerability, Five Volume Set seeks to strip away the politics and emotion that surround climate change and will assess the broad range of threats using the bottom up approach—including CO2 emissions, population growth, emerging affluence, and many others—to our five most critical resources: water, food, ecosystems, energy, and human health. Inclusively determining what these threats are while seeking preventive measures and adaptations is at the heart of this unique reference work. Takes a Bottom-Up approach, addressing climate change and the threat to our key resources at the local level first and globally second, providing a more accurate and inclusive approach. Includes extensive cross-referencing, which is key to readers as new connections between factors can be discovered. Cuts across a number of disciplines and will appeal to Biological Science, Earth & Environmental Science, Ecology, and Social Science, comprehensively addressing climate change and other threats to our key resources from multiple perspectives

Author : Morgen Johansen
Publisher : Springer
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030159191

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Social Equity in the Asia-Pacific Region by Morgen Johansen Pdf

This book examines the concept and public service value of social equity in public administration research and practice outside of the Western context, considering the influence that historical, cultural, and social trends of Asian and Pacific societies may have on how social equity is conceptualized and realized in the Asia-Pacific region. The book presents the results of an effort by a group of scholars from seven countries (Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, The Philippines, and Singapore), one American State (the Hawaiian Islands), and the Pacific Islands to discover what social equity means in their respective contexts. It concludes by synthesizing and analyzing the chapter authors’ findings to advance a more global conceptualization of social equity.

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2022-12-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789292699963

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The Social Protection Indicator for the Pacific by Asian Development Bank Pdf

This report presents the analysis of 2018 data on social protection measures in Asian Development Bank’s 14 Pacific developing member countries. It uses the Asian Development Bank’s Social Protection Indicator to assess the level of resources invested in social protection, extent of coverage, and benefit levels of social protection programs. Further data disaggregation provides the distribution of social protection expenditures in terms of poverty, gender, and for people with disabilities. The report identifies measures adopted in response to the coronavirus disease pandemic and outlines the future directions for social protection in the Pacific region.

Author : Ronald C. Duncan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Economic development
ISBN : 929092313X

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The Political Economy of Economic Reform in the Pacific by Ronald C. Duncan Pdf

"This collection of studies on the political economy of Pacific island countries was authored by writers from various disciplinary backgrounds. Their research confirms the results of political economy studies of economic reform in developing countries from elsewhere around the world and shines new light on the kinds of obstacles that have to be overcome for economic reform to be successful in the Pacific. This publication presents many valuable lessons for agencies assisting in the economic development of Pacific island countries"--Publisher's website.