| Island Enclaves: Offshoring Strategies, Creative Governance, and Subnational Island Jurisdictions Contributor(s): Baldacchino, Godfrey (Author) |
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ISBN: 0773537430 ISBN-13: 9780773537439 Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press OUR PRICE: $31.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science - Business & Economics | Development - Economic Development |
| Dewey: 338.900 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.10 lbs) 336 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Examining subnational island jurisdictions such as Guant?namo Bay, Macau, Aruba, the Isle of Man, and Prince Edward Island, Godfrey Baldacchino shows how these distinct locales arrange special relationships with larger metropolitan powers. He also deals with the politics, economics, and diplomacy of islands that have been engineered as detention camps, offshore finance centres, military bases, heritage parks, or otherwise autonomous regions. More than a study of how detached regions are governed, Island Enclaves displays the ways in which these jurisdictions are pioneering some of the modern world's most creative - and shadowy - forms of sovereignty and government. |
Contributor Bio(s): Baldacchino, Godfrey: - Godfrey Baldacchino is a professor of sociology and Canada Research Chair in Island Studies at the University of Prince Edward Island. |