Pacific Islands Regional Integration and Governance

Chand, Satish

doi:10.26530/oapen_459431

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“…But, it is doubtful whether this is sustainable in the long run as it is unlikely that domestic reform (often a painful and often politically unpopular move) in a number of areas (institutional, trade and investment policies) will be implemented appropriately to make the economies more efficient and competitive. In the past, internal reform in these economies shows that the process has been very slow with only moderate success (Chand, 2005).…”

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Unilateral Liberalisation or Trade Agreements: Which Way Forward for the Pacific?

Mahadevan

Asafu‐Adjaye

2013

World Economy

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Empirical results show that, for the Pacific island states, a free trade agreement with developed countries provides more benefits followed by regional trade agreement within the Pacific and then unilateral tariff reduction. While the agricultural sector expands and the manufacturing sector declines in all scenarios, to avoid second‐best outcomes, developed countries need to go beyond the provision of aid for trade/development measures. For developing countries, the way forward with regional trade agreements is to carefully sequence them with regard to the different developed countries involved. This must be accompanied by domestic reform which is necessary but not sufficient for long‐term gains.

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Unilateral Liberalisation or Trade Agreements: Which Way Forward for the Pacific?

Mahadevan

Asafu‐Adjaye

2013

World Economy

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“…Regional solutions to these challenges have been advocated since the colonial era (Chand 2005;Herr 2013). The term 'pooled regional governance' is more recent, first being used by the Australian Prime Minister John Howard in 2003, when announcing Operation Helpem Fren, the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands.…”

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Regional Service Delivery among Pacific Island Countries: An Assessment

Dornan

Cain

2014

Asia & Pacific Policy Stud

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Towards Free Trade in the Pacific? The Genesis of the ‘Kava‐Biscuit War’ between Fiji and Vanuatu

Connell

2007

Geographical Research

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Contemporary movements towards trade liberalisation have influenced economic development in Pacific island states, where opportunities for growth have always been restricted. The new free trade, centred on comparative advantage, is especially challenging for countries producing sugar, where diversification is difficult, and for the smallest states where trade options have always been limited. New regional trade agreements have been introduced in the Pacific as a step towards global free trade, but have emphasised trade rivalry and conflict, characterised by the 'kava-biscuit war' between Fiji and Vanuatu, rather than complementary trade and cooperation. Movement towards free trade poses acute problems for island states, yet international agreements have not recognised their particular disadvantages, and continue to stress benefits that are nowhere apparent in the Pacific.

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Pacific Islands Regional Integration and Governance

Cited by 4 publications

References 33 publications

Unilateral Liberalisation or Trade Agreements: Which Way Forward for the Pacific?

Unilateral Liberalisation or Trade Agreements: Which Way Forward for the Pacific?

Regional Service Delivery among Pacific Island Countries: An Assessment

Towards Free Trade in the Pacific? The Genesis of the ‘Kava‐Biscuit War’ between Fiji and Vanuatu

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