Contents
Foreword by the Commonwealth Secretary-General
Letter of Presentation
Executive Summary and Recommendations
1. Introduction
Terms of Reference
The Insecurity of Small States
The Structure of the Report
2. Smallness and Vulnerability
Definition
The Characteristics of Small States
The Concept of Vulnerability
Size and Vulnerability
3. The Threat Scenario
The Definition of Threat and National Security
The Range of Security Threats to Small States
Threats and Vulnerability
4. The Economic Consequences of Smallness
Economic Consequences of Small Economic Size
The Recent Economic Performance of Small States
5. The Economic Dimension: Analysis
The Effects of Globalisation
Trends in Regionalisation
Small States and Regionalisation
Assessment
6. The Economic Dimension: Response and Recommendations
Trade Policies and Preferences
Commercial and Marketing Policies
Aid Policies and Resource Mobilisation
Recommendations
7. The Environmental Dimension: Analysis
Environmental Vulnerability
External Risks
Internal Risks
Ecological Fragility
Vulnerability and Sustainability
8. The Environment: Response and Recommendations
The Special Problems of SIDS
Macroeconomics and the Environment
Demonstrating and Capturing Environmental Value
Other Innovative Sources of Finance
Sectoral Policy
Recommendations
9. The Political Dimension: Analysis
Assessment
10. The Political Dimension: Response and Recommendations
The National Level
Bilateral Arrangements
Regional Security
Recommendations
11. National Measures to Enhance Security Through Capacity-Building
Human Capital
Social Capital
Investing in Technology
Capacity-Building in Small States: The Commonwealth Experience
12. Enhancing the Role of Small States in the International System
The Position of Small States in the Global Context
International Law
The World Trade Organisation
The United Nations
The Commonwealth
Recommendations
References
Annex: Recommendations of the 1985 Vulnerability Report
Members of the Advisory Group
Abbreviations
Index
List of Tables