Solomon Islands country report for the 5 year review of the Mauritius strategy for further implementation of the Barbados programme of action for sustainable development of SIDS (MSI +5)
Roughan, Paul
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Wara Sammy
2010
Solomon Islands continues to face some of the most difficult development challenges within the Pacific Islands sub?region. It experiences the lowest per capita income in the region and is one of the lowest ranked countries in the region by HDI1. This situation has resulted from rapid socio?economic and cultural change due to the ongoing effects of globalisation as its long standi g and historical impacts.