The Big Divide: A Ten Year Report on Small Island Developing States and the Millennium Development Goals

by John L. Roberts, Ibukunoluwa Ibitoye

This report provides a comprehensive assessment of progress on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) from a small states perspective. The authors compare the performance of 46 small island developing states (SIDS) with 10 benchmark states, illuminating achievements and highlighting areas in which countries are falling behind. The data, 2000 2010, shows that despite their many commonalities, a big divide separates these countries across the range of MDG economic, social and environmental indicators. The report also highlights aspects of the MDG system that are not well attuned to the interests of small states, and recommends how these issues can be resolved.

114 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2012