Productive capacity and trade in the Solomon Islands

Daniel Gay

CDP Background Papers from United Nations, Department of Economics and Social Affairs

Abstract: Economic growth, environmental sustainability and human development in the Solomon Islands have lagged much of the Pacific region since independence in 1978. Trade contributes insufficiently to development, partly because of the dominance of the logging industry but also due to the lack of emphasis on building productive capacities with a view to economic transformation toward higher productivity activities. Targeted soft industrial policies may help address these shortcomings, in the form of sectoral prioritisation; linkages policies; joint government-donor support to build appropriate infrastructure; and the development of human resources in specific areas. Government institutional capacity will only be allowed to improve if policymakers are permitted true ownership over policies and if they are allowed to make mistakes.

Keywords: Solomon Islands; productive capacity; trade; least developed countries; industrial policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F13 F14 F35 F63 O1 O11 O14 O2 O24 O25 O56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 24 pages
Date: 2016-06
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