A Commonwealth Vulnerability Index for Developing Countries: The Position of Small States: No. 40 - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0850926378 ISBN 13: 9780850926378

Casa editrice: Commonwealth Secretarial, 2000

Riassunto

There is growing international recognition that high economic exposure, remoteness, isolation and proneness to natural disasters all have a debilitating effect on small economies, despite the fact that some of them exhibit relatively high per capita incomes. This paper presents a Commonwealth vulnerability index that is designed to quantify vulnerability, and hence provide a means to identify vulnerable states. This index can be used as an operational tool in determining whether small states should be accorded differential treatment by the international community. It is intended as an additional criterion to augment other factors, such as per capita income, which are taken into account in reaching decisions on the treatment of certain developing countries by international organisations.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Commonwealth Secretarial
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0850926378
• ISBN 13: 9780850926378
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 72
• Redattore: Atkins Jonathan, Mazzi Sonia, Easter Christopher D.
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