Seeing Big: Transformative Social Policies in Small States

UNRISD Research Paper No. 2013-3

50 Pages Posted: 9 Sep 2013 Last revised: 10 Sep 2013

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Naren Prasad

United Nations

Nicola Hypher

United Nations - Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)

Megan Gerecke

Independent

Date Written: July 1, 2013

Abstract

This paper summarizes the findings of the UNRISD-Commonwealth Secretariat research project on Social Policy in Small States. The findings are based on the in-depth country studies of several small states and of the cross-cutting issues that they face. It looked at small states in the Caribbean region (Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago), in the Pacific region (Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu), the Indian Ocean (Mauritius and Seychelles) and the Mediterranean region (Malta). The findings of the papers are examined and compared here to draw out common lessons on how small states can effectively promote developmental, democratic and socially inclusive economies.

Suggested Citation

Prasad, Naren and Hypher, Nicola and Gerecke, Megan, Seeing Big: Transformative Social Policies in Small States (July 1, 2013). UNRISD Research Paper No. 2013-3, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2310547 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2310547

Naren Prasad (Contact Author)

United Nations ( email )

New York, NY 10017
United States

Nicola Hypher

United Nations - Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) ( email )

Palais des Nations
Geneva 10, Geneva 1211
Switzerland

Megan Gerecke

Independent ( email )

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