Debt and Development in Small Island Developing States, 2014

Debt and Development in Small Island Developing States draws on the expertise of established researchers and public officials from within the SIDS community to answer the following pressing questions related to sustainability, debt accumulation, and prospects for future growth.

1. Introduction; David Tennant and Damien King PART I: THE PROBLEM - PAST, PRESENT, AND PROSPECTS 2. The Developmental Impact of Debt; David Tennant 3. The Debt Experience of SIDS in the Caribbean; Michelle Robinson 4. The Debt Experience of SIDS in the Pacific; Biman Prasad and Kushneel Prakash 5. The Debt Experience of SIDS in the Atlantic, Indian Ocean and South China Sea (AIMS); Kaymara Barrett, Altricia Dawson and Sidonia McKensie 6. Prospects for the Growth of Debt in SIDS; David Tennant and Kario-Paul Brown PART II: CAUSES OF DEBT ACCUMULATION IN SIDS 7. The Sources of Debt in SIDS; Damien King 8. Institutional Causes of Debt in SIDS in the Caribbean, Pacific and AIMS Regions; Colin Bullock and Christine Clarke PART III: AN AGENDA FOR DEBT SUSTAINABILITY IN SIDS 9. An Assessment of Recent Remedial Action Taken by Selected SIDS; Michelle Robinson 10. Debt Sustainability and Sustainable Development in SIDS; Abdullahi Abdulkadri 11. Elements of an Agenda for Debt Sustainability in SIDS; Damien King 12. Conclusion; Damien King and David Tennant

David Tennant, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica Damien King, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica Michelle Robinson, independent Biman Prasad, University of the South Pacific, Fiji Kushneel Prakash, University of the South Pacific, Fiji Kaymara Barrett, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica Altricia Dawson, independent Sidonia Mackenzie, Bank of Jamaica Kario-Paul Brown, independent Abdullahi Abdulkadri, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica