Working smart and small
Subtitle: the role of knowledge-based and service industries in growth strategies for small states
By: Mahvash Qureshi and Dirk Willem te Velde.
Contributors: Velde, Dirk Willem te.
Publisher: Commonwealth Secretariat
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 149
ISBN-13: 9780850928778
Subjects: Sevice industries -- Government policy; States, Small -- Economic conditions
Description: "Small states face serious challenges for development due to their size, remoteness and vulnerability. In recent years, the prospects for small states have deteriorated further due to preference erosion and the emergence of larger competitors such as India and China. Working Smart and Small suggests how small states can reposition themselves in the global economy and move into knowledge-based and service industries. This book will be of particular interest to economic policy-makers and researchers working on issues of concern to small states."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-148).
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The importance of services for small states. Being small : old and new challenges ; Opportunities for small states ; Performance and trends of services and knowledge-based industries in small states ; Developing trade in services : a framework; title: Country case studies on developing trade in services in small states. Botswana ; Mauritius ; St. Lucia ; Singapore ; United Arab Emirates ; Vanuatu; title: Conclusions and implications.