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Lessons From the Political Economy of Small Islands

The Resourcefulness of Jurisdiction

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Godfrey Baldacchino, David Milne
      Pages 1-13
  3. Small Islands in Context

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15
  4. Constitutionalism as a Resource: Island Case Studies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 73-73
    2. Culture and Economic Development in Åland

      • Bjarne Lindström
      Pages 107-120
    3. Constitutionalism and Economics in the Faroes

      • Árni Olafsson
      Pages 121-140
    4. From Home Rule to Sovereignty: The Case of Iceland

      • Gunnar Helgi Kristinsson
      Pages 141-155
  5. Organizing for Business and Economic Development: Sectoral Perspectives

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 157-157
    2. Manufacturing Development on the North Atlantic Rim

      • Robert Greenwood, Sean McCarthy
      Pages 172-192
    3. Small Places, Big Ideas: Exporting North Atlantic Expertise

      • Mark Shrimpton, Craig Pollett
      Pages 193-213
    4. Tourism and Cold Water Islands in the North Atlantic

      • Thomas G. Baum, Laura Hagen-Grant, Lee Jolliffe, Sheldon Lambert, Bjorn Sigurjonsson
      Pages 214-229
  6. Conclusion

    1. Conclusion

      • Godfrey Badacchino, David Milne
      Pages 230-241
  7. Back Matter

    Pages 242-267

About this book

Small islands often enjoy a distinct juridical personality. Many, whether fully sovereign or not, successfully deploy this "gift of jurisdiction" to economic advantage, offsetting the potentially adverse effects of smallness, isolation and peripherality. These legal powers, reflected in supportive policy and culture, are themselves key economic resources in a development strategy. Globalization can be richly asymmetrical, offering lucrative opportunities for differentiation and nice strategies for small island jurisdictions. This book documents such lessons from a most unlikely group of North Atlantic Islands.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Malta, Malta

    Godfrey Baldacchino

  • University of Prince Edward Island, Canada

    David Milne

About the editors

Godfrey Baldacchino is Lecturer and Research Officer, Workers' Participation Development Center, University of Malta, Malta.

David Milne is Professor Emeritus, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Lessons From the Political Economy of Small Islands

  • Book Subtitle: The Resourcefulness of Jurisdiction

  • Editors: Godfrey Baldacchino, David Milne

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-62865-0

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2000

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-312-23195-8Published: 30 September 2000

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-62865-0Published: 30 April 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIII, 267

  • Topics: Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary

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