'EMERGING ISLANDS' - A NEW ROLE OF TROPICAL ISLANDS IN THE WORLD

• Authors: Jedrusik M.
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The character of the economy of tropical islands has continued to change throughout the greater part of modern history, with the economic activities dependent very much on features of the natural environment. However, on islands from all the world's oceans, at different periods and at different paces, an economic transformation has taken place - concerning traditional types of agriculture and fishing, a plantation economy, tourism or the 'new economy'. The most important changes took place under the influence of the development of modern transport and communication, allowing tropical islands to join the global economy. Irrespectively of the degree of tourism maturity of any particular territory, if one compares the intensity of tourist traffic with the affluence of a territory, based on the example of 58 analysed territories, it can be observed that at the end of the 20th century tourism had become an effective way to increase prosperity. Islands owe their 'emergence' from economic margins to tourism. Islands also seek prosperity in other fields, those different from tourism. For most of these economic strategies, the mere fact that their territory emerges is more important. The role of the environmental changes and reductions.

Keywords

EN

TOURISM - NEW ECONOMY; TROPICAL ISLANDS' DEVELOPMENT

Discipline

• ECONOMICS: ECONOMICS

• Publisher: Warsaw University, Faculty of Geography & Regional Studies
• Journal: Asia and Pacific Studies
• Year: 2006
• Volume: 3
• Pages: 51-75
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Jedrusik M.

• M. Jedrusik, Uniwersytet Warszawski, Instytut Studiów Regionalnych i Globalnych, ul. Karowa 30, 00-927 Warszawa, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

07PLAAAA02625401