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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"small island states"”.
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What is the Relationship between Civil Society and the State in Small Island States? An Examination of Social Origins Theory and The Bahamas
… many of the challenges that come with being a small island state. The archipelagic nature of the country brings with it the necessity to duplicate service efforts to accommodate all citizens in the development process; this factor puts a strain on the government's resources, and the need for …
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Resident travel motives in a small island state: the influence of visiting friends and relatives on travel by Tasmanian residents
… as a travel destination. As is the case for many small island states, Tasmania's economy relies on the continued development of a viable and sustainable tourism industry. Estimates for 1998 show that the State received $551.8 million in earnings from tourism and that 10% of the local working …
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Water resources management in the eastern Caribbean : a study of the two small island developing states, Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados
… both in terms of policy-making and academia. Small island states represent a special group, with Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados, even more particular cases. Development, industrialisation, tourism and resource usage continue to intensify, placing considerable pressures on freshwater supply, …
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Frontlines of crisis, forefront of change : climate justice as an intervention into (neo)colonial climate action narratives and practices
Indigenous peoples, Small Island States, the Global South, women, youth, and the global poor, all face disproportionate impacts from climate change, a fact captured in the adage "the least responsible are most vulnerable." Recognising the Global North as the instigators and benefactors of a carbon …
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Disaster Risk Reduction in the Caribbean: Designing Optimal Policy Mixes
… a paramount governance issue, particularly in small island states, which bear the brunt of CC impacts as well as the still-reverberating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. This doctoral research analyzes disaster risk reduction in small island Caribbean jurisdictions, where 84% of the population …
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Navigating great power competition: The Maldives as a democratising small state
… systematically constrains democratisation in small states when geo-strategic interests intersect with domestic political processes. Using the Maldives as a case study, it demonstrates that democratic consolidation is constrained by mechanisms employed by great powers, such as economic …
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Post disaster tourism crisis recovery in SIDS: development and testing of an integrated approach
… vulnerabilities are of special concern for Small Island Developing States (SIDS). If a disaster occurs in a small country which is economically based on tourism, it will usually entail a second disaster including; reduced tourist arrivals, loss of employment, declines in private sector …