Ashley Oberst
Contrasting Socio-Economic and Demographic Profiles of Two, Small Island, Economic Species: MIRAB versus PROFIT/SITE
University of Prince Edward Island|Saint Mary's College
mirab model developed bertram watters based remittances aid dominated small island economy literature two decades recently two challenges surfaced profit formulation emphasizing domestic policy flexibility socalled resourcefulness jurisdiction dynamic private sector baldacchino 2006 site model stressing role tourism mcelroy 2006 date comparative assessment different island models article addresses gap point departure consider site islands subspecies profit cluster constructs comprehensive profiles across 27 socioeconomic demographic variables two island subgroups populations less three million 23 mirab 35 profitsite results indicate profitsite islands much affluent socially advanced demographically mature mirab counterparts