Sustaining Development in Small Islands
Climate Change, Geopolitical Security, and the Permissive Liberal Order
Jack Corbett author Matthew Louis Bishop author Emily Wilkinson author Michelle Scobie author Rachid Bouhia author Salā George Carter author Courtney Lindsay author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Publishing:31st Jan '25
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This Element suggests new global bargain and more liberal order for Small Island Developing States for development amidst climate change.
The viability of SIDS is threatened by a backlash against globalisation; geopolitical competition between powers; and climate change. This Element suggests that reforms in policies can retain the international liberal order. Examples are measurement of ODA and restructuring of debt. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.The viability of small island developing states (SIDS) is threatened by three distinct processes – a backlash against globalisation; rising geopolitical competition between powers; and accelerating climate change – which are pulling at the threads binding the liberal international order together. We suggest that this order has been kinder to SIDS than is often acknowledged because its underpinning norms – sovereign equality, non-interference, and right to development – are inherently permissive and thus provide SIDS with choices rather than imperatives. Their leaders should fight for the continuation and enhancement of that order rather than be seduced by alternatives. We provide a rationale for and examples of policies to achieve this, including reforms to the way ODA is measured, debt restructured, climate finance allocated, and global governance organised. These enhancements represent the most plausible pathway for SIDS in a period of significant global upheaval. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
ISBN: 9781009389167
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 160g
75 pages