A new classification of small island economies based on geography, demography and sovereignty

• Main Authors: Goujon, Michaël, Razafindravaosolonirina, Justinien
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: University of Malta. Islands and Small States Institute 2022
• Subjects: Principal components analysis; Archipelagoes > Cross-cultural studies; Sovereignty > Case studies; Islands > Case studies; States; Small > Case studies; Alberti; Greenland; Nunavut; Pacific
• Online Access: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/94154

We explore and use correlations (not causations) between geographic and demographic characteristics and current levels of sovereignty in order to propose a new classification of small, island and coastal territories. While previous analyses mostly rely on descriptive statistics between the group of...