Twenty years' evolution of North Korean migration, 1994–2014: a human security perspective

Over the past two decades, there have been notable changes in North Korean migration: from forced migration to trafficking in women, from heroic...

The evolution of cash transfers in Indonesia: policy transfer and national adaptation

Cash transfers became a subject of international policy transfer, but the underlying policy process is far more complex than simple policy diffusion. In...

How can we strengthen governance of non-communicable diseases in Pacific island countries and territories?

Pacific island countries and territories (PICTs) are some of the most geographically isolated in the world. Most have small populations and economies. In...

Cultural Economics and Intellectual Property: Tensions and Challenges for the Region Authors

The Pacific islands region is currently experiencing an intensification of interest in culture as an enabler, rather than an inhibitor, of development....

Finding pathways out of poverty

Bridging the economic divide.

Taxation challenges in developing countries

A well-functioning revenue system is a necessary condition for strong, sustained and inclusive economic development. However, the revenue systems in some...

Paradise lost: The cost of removing tax and trade provisions from the compact of free association

Upon implementing the Compact of Free Association between the United States and the Federated States of Micronesia, the US Congress unilaterally stripped...

Aid volatility: Is it a problem in Tuvalu?

Empirical evidence on aid volatility shows that it adversely impacts recipient countries. For instance, high aid volatility results in uncompleted...

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