The Pacific Islands :  politics, economics, and international relations / 
Teʼo I.J. Fairbairn [and others]. 
 - x, 171 pages :  illustrations ;  23 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>The background and leading issues -- Pacific Island politics -- Pacific Island economies : prospects for development -- Regional cooperation -- The islands and the world -- The Pacific Islands in the Pacific community -- Pacific Island profiles and maps -- Notes on the leading intergovernmental regional organizations in the Pacific Island region -- Exchange rates per U.S. dollar, 1983-1987. 
<br/><br/> " ... This book is an introduction to the contemporary Pacific Islands, intended primarily for interested individuals in government, business, and academia, as well as for students. It provides a succinct account of trends, issues, and recent developments affecting the islands in the political, economic, and international relations fields. The book is organized functionally, but also contains sketches of the individual island nations and groups ..."--Back cover. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0866381406 9780866381406 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>91013100  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Islands of the Pacific--Politics and government.<br/>Islands of the Pacific--Economic conditions.<br/>Islands of the Pacific--Foreign relations.