Small States in Transition
From Vulnerability to Competitiveness
Published on 1. October 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
112 pages
978-0-85092-802-0 (ISBN)
Description
This title is a report of a follow up of a pan-Commonwealth forum of the same name held in Port of Spain Trinidad attended by over 28 Commonwealth small states. The study deals with the pressing economic policy question facing the world's smallest economies. Namely, how can small states enhance their industrial competitiveness and alleviate economic vulnerabilities associated with small country size.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 165 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-85092-802-0 (9780850928020)
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Persons
Dr. Ganesh Wignaraja, at the time of undertaking the study, was Head of Competitiveness Strategy and SME Development at Maxwell Stamp Plc and a Visiting Fellow at the UN Institute for New Technologies in Maastricht. He has since taken up a senior appointment at the Asian Development Bank and is the lead consultant on this Small States Study. Marlon Lezama is Chief Programme Officer (Trade), Special Advisory Services Division (SASD) of the Commonwealth Secretariat and Team Leader of the Small States Study. He is responsible for developing, implementing and managing a range of trade-related technical assistance programmes for Commonwealth developing countries. David Joiner is a Senior Economist at Maxwell Stamp Plc, specialising in trade policy and enterprise development. He was formerly an Overseas Development Institute Fellow at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat.
Content
Executive Summary 1. Introduction 1.1 Context and Purpose of the Study 1.2 The New Policy Focus: Competitiveness as well as Vulnerability 1.3 Outline of the Study 2. Understanding Competitiveness in a Global World 2.1. The Importance of Knowledge in Globalisation 2.2 Diverse Perspectives on Competitiveness 2.3 Enterprise-level Learning and Competitiveness 2.4 Role of Policies and Institutions 3. Measuring the Performance of Small States 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Current Benchmarking Initiatives and Their Appropriateness for Small States 3.3 A Small States Specific Competitiveness Index 3.4 Explaining Industrial Competitiveness Performance Appendix 3.1 Construction of SSMECI 4. Mauritius 4.1 Initial Conditions and Industrial Achievements 4.2 Explaining Industrial Success 4.3 Institutional Support 4.4 Structural Constraints and Upgrading 4.5 Recent Competitiveness Initiatives 4.6 Lessons from Mauritius 5. Trinidad and Tobago 5.1 Initial Conditions and Industrial Achievements 5.2 Selected Enterprise Cases 5.3 Policy and Institutional Factors 5.4 Lessons from Trinidad and Tobago 6. Agenda for Enhancing Competitiveness 6.1 Principles Underlying an Agenda 6.2 An Illustrative Agenda 6.3 An Implementation Road Map 6.4 Conditions for Success 6.5 A Last Word Bibliography