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Pacific Studies eBook Series

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  • Trust Funds and Fiscal Risks in the North Pacific

    Analysis of Trust Fund Rules and Sustainability in the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia

    Series series Pacific Studies
    This publication analyzes the trust funds established by the United States with the Republic of Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia, intended to provide budget support upon expiration of these countries' Compacts of Free Association with the United States. Analysis shows future revenues from the funds will likely be volatile and unsustainable, but examines simple rule changes ... Read more

    PHP332.09 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Responding to Climate Change in the Pacific

    Moving from Strategy to Action

    Series series Pacific Studies
    The Asian Development Bank's Pacific Climate Change Program will address climate change-related technical and financing needs and support the planning and implementation of the climate responsive national development plans of Pacific developing member countries. Using innovative financing mechanisms, the program will build on and enhance efforts to-date by a variety of development partners, and ... Read more

    PHP332.09

  • Promoting Skill Transfer for Human Capacity Development in Papua New Guinea

    The Role of Externally Financed Infrastructure Projects

    Series series Pacific Studies
    Pacific countries lack workers with construction skills and rely on large firms to import skilled workers for large infrastructure projects. In Papua New Guinea (PNG), for example, the working-age population is estimated to grow by 2.2 million people between 2014 and 2030. The country faces a growing challenge to create work opportunities for its people. This report examines the correlation ... Read more

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  • Transparency to the People

    Using Stakeholder Participation to Support Public Sector Reform in Nauru and the Republic of the Marshall Islands

    Series series Pacific Studies
    The publication tells the story of the use of stakeholder participation to support public sector reform in Nauru and the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI). The report provides important lessons for donor agencies, for Nauru and the RMI, and for other Pacific island nations that mainly live off aid and other rents. The lessons concern what has gone wrong with governance and why, and what can ... Read more

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  • Navigating the Global Storm

    A Policy Brief on the Global Financial Crisis

    Series series Pacific Studies
    The global financial crisis emerged at an alarming rate. A global credit squeeze led to large falls in international stock markets and the world economy is weakening rapidly. The Pacific is largely shielded from the most immediate effects of the crisis, but it is not immune. This Policy Brief provides early advice on what the global financial crisis could mean for the Pacific and what it could do ... Read more

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  • The Emergence of Pacific Urban Villages

    Urbanization Trends in the Pacific Islands

    Series series Pacific Studies
    This publication seeks to explain the nature of settlements termed “urban villages” as set within the context of growing levels of urbanization in contemporary Pacific towns and cities. It investigates the meaning and conceptualization of myriad forms of urban villages by examining the evolution of different types of settlement commonly known as native or traditional villages, and more recently ... Read more

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  • The Global Financial Crisis and Adjustment to Shocks in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda: A Balance Sheet Analysis Perspective

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  • The Will to Improve

    Governmentality, Development, and the Practice of Politics

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  • The Federal Reserve and the Financial Crisis

    Ben Bernanke's history of the Federal Reserve and its response to the 2008 financial crisisIn 2012, Ben Bernanke, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, gave a series of lectures about the Federal Reserve and the 2008 financial crisis, as part of a course at George Washington University on the role of the Federal Reserve in the economy. In this unusual event, Bernanke revealed important background ... Read more

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  • Data for the Public Good

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