This book provides a thorough grounding in bringing sustainable development to the forefront of policy-making. It advises small states on how to devise practical national strategies, addresses the need for legislative change, and examines methods for monitoring progress. Contributors range from international academics to economists.

Foreword Acknowledgements Acronyms and abbreviations 1. Introduction by Constance Vigilance and John L Roberts Part 1 Devising the strategy 2. Creating a national sustainable development strategy in Papua New Guinea by Albert Nita 3. Claiming a voice in sustainable development: Participation and bottom-up approaches by Tighe Geoghegan 4. A practical integrated framework for mainstreaming by Padma Lal 5. Regional approaches in sustainable development by Margaret Harris and Wonderful Hope Khonje Part 2 Laws, finance and economics 6. National laws as an instrument for the implementation of treaty obligations by Mark D Griffith and Derrick Oderson 7. Financing sustainable development in small island developing states by Michael Witter 8. Applying resource economics to integrate sustainable development principles in SIDS by Mark Bynoe 9. Mainstreaming of sustainable development in national and sectoral budgets by Mark Bynoe Part 3 Social and environmental perspectives 10. Youth perspectives on sustainable development for SIDS by Fathimath Ghina, Lindsey Higgs and Michael Tran 11. Towards social development in SIDS by Cletus I Springer 12. A review of environmental impact assessment and sustainable development in small island states by Rolph Antoine Payet Part 4 Monitoring progress 13. Indicators of sustainable development and SIDS by Lino Briguglio 14. The MDGs and SIDS: Issues of performance and use by John L Roberts 15. The sustainable small state by Albert Binger About the contributors Index