Swimming with the Tide , by C.L. Cheshire
Island development today could learn from the past: the importance of trading partnerships and self-enforced contracts.Sustainable Human Developement in Micronesia , by Jay Dobbin and Francis X. Hezel, SJ
A review of the economic situation and of development possibilities in the future.March 1998 (MC #21) Economics
Here’s Where We’re Headed. Which Way Should We Be Going? , by Francis X. Hezel, SJ and Hilda Heine
A review of what the numbers say about the directions of the Micronesian governments.June 2000 (MC #28) Economics Education Government
Insuring Our Health: Financing Health Care in the FSM , by Marcus H. Samo
How to fashion an insurance program that will relieve the government’s heavy burden of medical costs.Feast and Famine: US Assistance and the Compact Funding Outlook , by Francis X. Hezel, SJ
US funding assistance to FSM for the next two years and the Compact funding outlook.Spoiled Tuna: A Fishing Industry Gone Bad , by Matthew Jacobs
Review of the recent history of the fishing industry in FSM and impact of the losses on the country.March 2002 (MC #40) Economics
Rough Seas Ahead: The FSM Economy During Compact II , by Francis X. Hezel, SJ
A forecast of FSM’s economic future for the next twenty years and beyond.A Tuna Industry in Micronesia? , by Peter Wilson
The case for launching a large fishing industry in the islands despite a long list of past failures.Myths of the FSM Economy , by Francis X. Hezel, SJ
The article challenges seven popular beliefs about the economy of FSM.December 2005 (MC #59) Economics
The Clam Industry in the Marshalls , by Francis X. Hezel, SJ
History of the clam industry and the problems encountered along the way.