04706nam a22005295i 4500001001800000003000900018005001700027007001500044008004100059020003700100024003500137050001000172072001600182072001600198072002300214072001500237072001500252100008600267245017500353250001800528264007900546300005600625336002600681337002600707338003600733347002400769505032100793520251201114650003103626650003403657650002403691650002803715650003603743650003003779650003403809650002403843650004903867710003403916773002603950776003603976776003604012776003604048856004604084912001404130912001504144999001704159978-3-031-63810-7DE-He21320251030114938.0cr nn 008mamaa250205s2024    sz |    s    |||| 0|eng d  a97830316381079978-3-031-63810-77 a10.1007/978-3-031-63810-72doi 4aHT388 7aKCP2bicssc 7aGTB2bicssc 7aBUS0670002bisacsh 7aKCP2thema 7aGTM2thema1 aTeperek, Aneta A.eauthor.4aut4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut99067510aEconomic Development in the World's Smallest Economiesh[electronic resource] :bHow Geography, Demographics, and Culture Define Economic Activity /cby Aneta A. Teperek.  a1st ed. 2024. 1aCham :bSpringer Nature Switzerland :bImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,c2024.  aXVIII, 270 p. 60 illus. in color.bonline resource.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  atext filebPDF2rda0 a1. Introduction -- 2. The world’s smallest economies against the world -- 3. Natural potential of the world’s smallest economies -- 4. Population of the world’s smallest economies as a demographic and economic resource of the world -- 5. Cultural potential of the world’s smallest economies -- 6. Conclusion.  aThis book examines three fundamental factors that influence the economic growth and development of the world's 93 smallest economies, which together produced 1% of global GDP. The objective of the study is to ascertain whether the countries analysed possess the requisite environmental resources, human capital, and cultural conducive to economic development, and whether they effectively utilize their resources. Consequently, the location and elements of physical geography are analyzed, including climate, soils, landforms and geological structure from the perspective of mineral resources abundance as well as marine and inland water from the perspective of water resource abundance. The changes in population from 1970 to 2019 are studied and the factors determining them, which are natural increase and migration. Finally, the demographic structure are examined. The analysis of cultures, including religions and languages, is undertaken to identify cultural factors that either support or hinder economic growth and development. This book is designed for students and researchers engaged in the study of economic geography, geography, demography, and macroeconomics. It serves as a valuable resource for international organizations engaged in the analysis of countries across the globe. Dr. Aneta A. Teperek, a researcher and entrepreneur, pursues two parallel paths: academia and business. She is a postdoctoral graduate of the Polytechnic University of Leiria in Portugal and holds a PhD in Economics from the Warsaw School of Economics in Poland. Over the past eight years, she has researched the economic, social, political, historical, and geographical aspects of the world's 93 smallest economies, which collectively produced 1% of global GDP. She has authored three books on the subject. As an entrepreneur, she has founded and led several successful start-ups in IT consulting, real estate development, and international trade. To enhance her business skills, she completed executive business programs at the Wharton School, Harvard Business School, and Copenhagen Business School. She also founded the International Institute for Arabian Gulf Business, a research center that bridges the worlds of science and business. She is an active member of numerous professional associations in Europe and North America, including the National Postdoctoral Association, the American Association of Geographers, the International Consortium of Research Staff Associations, and the Consulting Society. . 0aSpace in economics.962128 0aDevelopment economics.961731 0aEconomic geography. 0aPower resources.962154 0aEnvironmental economics.95752014aSpatial Economics.97104324aDevelopment Economics.96173124aEconomic Geography.24aResource and Environmental Economics.9674502 aSpringerLink (Online service)0 tSpringer Nature eBook08iPrinted edition:z978303163809108iPrinted edition:z978303163811408iPrinted edition:z978303163812140uhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-63810-7  aZDB-2-ECF  aZDB-2-SXEF  c66638d66638