Entrepreneurship in Small Island States and Territories [Hardcover]

Entrepreneurship in Small Island States and Territoriesis the first publication to consider the creative side of enterprise in small island states and territories. Rather than playing out as remote, vulnerable and dependent backwaters of neo-colonialism, the worlds small island states and territories (with resident populations of less than 1 million) show considerable resourcefulness in facing up to the very real challenges of their predicament.

The creative endeavours of their residents, facilitated by adroit public policy, has created economic and investment opportunities that translate into some private sector employment and decent livelihoods for many. Their ingenuity, coupled with strategic investments and the support of the diaspora, has led to a suite of (sometimes unlikely) products and services: from citizenship and higher-level internet domain names, to place-branded foods and beverages; from electronic gaming to niche manufacturing.

There is much more to small island survival than subsistence farming, aid, remittances and public sector workfare. Entrepreneurship in Small Island States and Territories helps to dispel this myth, showcasing an aspect of life in small island states and territories that is rarely documented or critically reviewed.

1. Editorial: Small Island States and Territories: Vulnerable, Resilient, but Also Doggedly Perseverajt and Cleverly Opportunistic Godfrey BaldacchinoPart 1: General Considerations 2. Dark Entrepreneurship in Small Island States and Territories Ilan Kelman and Cheney Shreve3. The Diasporic Economy, Trade and Entrepreneurship in the Island Caribbean Keith Nurse4. Pathways to Successful Entrepreneurship in Small Island Economies: The Case of ?land Katarina Fellman, Jouko Kinnunen, Bjarne Lindstr?m, and Richard Palmer Part 2: Niche Natural Products and Mal3*