Juumemmej
Republic of the Marshall Islands Social and Economic Report 2005
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Publication Date: April 2006
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Juumemmej 2005 reports on the major social and economic issues that underlie and affect the aspirations of the Marshallese people, paying particular attention to how the Republic of the Marshall Islands can alleviate poverty and hardship among the least fortunate of its citizens.
Abbreviations, Glossary, and Notes
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Summary of Key Issues
Chapter 1. Introduction
- 1.1 Physical, Economic, and Historic Context
- 1.2 Opportunities for Growth
- 1.3 Challenges of Poverty Reduction
- 1.4 Link to Meto2000
- 1.5 Major Achievements to Date
- 1.6 Key Issues to be Addressed
- 1.7 Juumemmej 2005: The Value Added
- 1.8 Over-Arching Policy Recommendations
Chapter 2. Social and Economic Update
- 2.1 Social Indicators of Development
- 2.2 Economic Update
- 2.3 Macroeconomic Setting
- 2.4 Employment
- 2.5 Conclusions
- 2.6 Policy Recommendations
Chapter 3. The Role of the Public Sector and Reforms
- 3.1 The Role of the Public Sector
- 3.2 RMI Reforms Performance
- 3.3 RMI Government: Back to the Future?
- 3.4 Larger and More Expensive … But More Productive?
- 3.5 Some Achievements Have Been Made
- 3.6 Reform for Better Governance and Poverty Reduction
- 3.7 A New Opportunity for Reform
- 3.8 Policy Recommendations
Chapter 4. Population
- 4.1 Population Trends and Structure
- 4.2 Demographic Transition
- 4.3 Labor Force Characteristics
- 4.4 Household Income, Distribution, and Other Characteristics
- 4.5 Urban and International Migration
- 4.6 High Population Densities Exacerbate Problems
- 4.7 Youth Issues
- 4.8 Gender Issues
- 4.9 Untapped Resources for Social Development?
- 4.10 Policy Recommendations
Chapter 5. Environment
- 5.1 Environment and RMI’s Sustainable Development
- 5.2 Environmental Profile
- 5.3 Environmental Institutions
- 5.4 Constraints to Sustainable Development
- 5.5 Policy Recommendations
Chapter 6. Basic Services: Education and Health
- 6.1 Education
- 6.2 Health
- 6.3 Human Resource Management
- 6.4 Policy Recommendations
Chapter 7. Private Sector Development
- 7.1 Structure of the Formal Private Sector
- 7.2 Revenue, Employment, Wage, and GDP Trends
- 7.3 There Can Be Growth
- 7.4 The Constraints Are Clear
- 7.5 Mobilizing Private Sector Growth
- 7.6 Policy Recommendations
Chapter 8. Juumemmej and the Leadership Imperative
- 8.1 The People Have Spoken
- 8.2 The Leadership Imperative
References
Appendixes
- Data Tables
- List of Meetings and Consultations
- Progress Report on Meto2000 Recommended Goals and Strategies
- National Accounts Sources and Methods
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