Special issue on Socio-economic issues confronting Pacific island economies

Citation

(2007), "Special issue on Socio-economic issues confronting Pacific island economies", International Journal of Social Economics, Vol. 34 No. 8. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijse.2007.00634haa.002

Special issue on Socio-economic issues confronting Pacific island economies

Special issue on Socio-economic issues confronting Pacific island economies

The International Journal of Social Economics invites manuscripts for a Special Issue on Socio-economic issues confronting Pacific island economies, scheduled for publication in early 2008. The guest editor has indicated that he will accept submissions until the end of 2007.

Pacific island economies are confronted with several challenges, such as: low levels of economic growth, political instability; global warming and rising sea levels; rising levels of crime, low private investment and lack of export diversification; escalating budget deficits, ballooning current account deficits, and mounting national debts; and unstable exchange rates. We are interested in applied and analytical papers that focus on the following:

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  The interrelationship between traditional and cultural characteristics and democracy;

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  Climate changes and socio-economic sustainability;

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  Trade integration and foreign direct investment;

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  Budget deficits and current account deficits sustainability;

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  National debt and economic growth;

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  Exchange rate dynamics;

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  Tourism and economic growth; and

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  The relationship between crime and macroeconomic economic indicators.

Special Issue Editor: Associate Professor Paresh K. Narayan, Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics, Griffith Business School, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University.

Electronic submission procedure

All submissions can be sent to the Guest Editor via e-mail: P.Narayan@griffith.edu.au

Copies of the manuscript should be submitted in double line spacing with wide margins. All authors should be shown and author's details must be printed on a separate sheet and the author should not be identified anywhere else in the article.

As a guide, articles should be between 3,000 and 6,000 words in length. A title of not more than eight words should be provided. A brief autobiographical note should be supplied including full name, affiliation, e-mail address and full international contact details.

Further enquiries can be made to the Publisher, Simon Linacre, via e-mail: slinacre@emeraldinsight.com