Small States, Smart Solutions : Improving Connectivity and Increasing the Effectiveness of Public Services

Favaro, Edgardo M.

Washington, DC:World Bank

关键词: ACCESS TO INFORMATION;    ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS;    AUTONOMY;    BALANCE OF PAYMENTS;    BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CRISES;   

DOI  :  10.1596/978-0-8213-7460-3
RP-ID  :  43961

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

The case studies focus on specificattempts made by a number of small states to overcome thehandicaps of their size and isolation and take advantage ofgrowing opportunities for integration with their neighborsand with the rest of the world. Two policy issues have beenof prime importance in that effort: how to reduce the costsand increase the effectiveness of public goods and services,and how to improve, and reduce the costs of, connectivitywith the rest of the world. This study takes a differenttack. It focuses on two policy areas: (a) the use ofoutsourcing of government functions as a means of reducingthe costs and improving the quality of some public goods andservices; and (b) policies, institutions, and regulationsdesigned to harness the power of information andtelecommunications technology (ICT) to reduce the costs andimprove the quality of connectivity with the rest of the world.