Le développement par la rente dans les petites économies insulaires

International audience ; Small island economies are often dependent on external rents: military base, administrative assistance, migrant remittances. This causes a form of Dutch disease, which impairs the competitiveness of their economies. Using the theory of international trade theory, the article shows that island economies have a comparative advantage in supplying and exporting non-market (geostrategic or diplomatic) services in exchange for financial assistance to help finance imports manufactured goods and energy. This informal form of international exchange benefits both parties, provid... Mehr ...