The Marshall Islands

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Politics and the Economy


Politics - Legislation - Court Cases - Economy - Transportation - Tourism


Politics


Flag and seal of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
Composition of the Republic of the Marshall Islands' Cabinet in 1997-1999
Composition of the Republic of the Marshall Islands' Cabinet in 2000
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. The Marshall Islands Human Rights Practices.
Reports by the US Department of State 1993-1999.
Contains reports for the years 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999.
US Department of State Background Notes on the Marshall Islands
1996 document; 2000 document

Legislation and Treaties


Cultural Heritage Legislation of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
compiled by Dirk H.R. Spennemann
Compact of Free Association 1986
Agreement between the Jaluit-Gesellschaft and the Reich 1888 regarding the administration of the Marshall Islands
Declaration between the Governments of Great Britain and the German Empire
relating to the Demarcation of the British and German Spheres of Influence in the Western Pacific, signed at Berlin, April 6, 1886
Declaration between the Governments of Great Britain and the German Empire
relating to the Reciprocal Freedom of Trade and Commerce in the British and German Possessions and Protectorates in the Western Pacific, signed at Berlin, April 10, 1886
1885 Treaty between the Marshallese Chiefs and the German Empire
The item contains the original German and Marshallese text, as well as a translation into English.
German Colonial Documents on the Marshall Islands
Compilation of page images of German colonial documents relating to the Marshall Islands. Includes annual reports.
RMI Compact Proposal
by the RMI Compact Negotiation Office
PDF file.
RMI Compact Proposal Description and Presentation Points
by the RMI Compact Negotiation Office
PDF file.

Court Cases


Republic of the Marshall Islands vs. American Tobacco Company, Inc. (Decision 12-7-1998)
High Court of the Republic of the Marshall Islands

Economy


Historic Copra Production by Atoll
compiled by Dirk H.R. Spennemann
Annual Historic Copra Production
compiled by Dirk H.R. Spennemann
Historic Copra Production in 1910
compiled by Dirk H.R. Spennemann
The copra production figures for 1910 illustrate the competetion between the Australian trading company Burns Philp and the German Jaluit Gesellschaft.
Taxation in the German Marshall Islands
by Dirk H.R. Spennemann
The item discusses the nature of taxation during the German colonial period and sets of the copra tax levied on the varios atolls
Republic of the Marshall Islands Economic Report
Bank of Hawaii Pacific Economic Report Winter 1995-96
by Dr. Wali M. Osman, Bank of Hawaii
The report provides a snapshot of the economy of the Marshall Islands in 1995/6. It contains varius statistical tables as well as analyses.
Republic of the Marshall Islands Economic and Policy Update
Bank of Hawaii Pacific Economic Report vol. 1 no. 2, April 1998
by Dr. Wali M. Osman, Bank of Hawaii
The report provides a snapshot of the economy of the Marshall Islands in 1998. It contains varius statistical tables as well as analyses.
Republic of the Marshall Islands Economic Report
Bank of Hawaii Pacific Economic Report April 2001
by Dr. Wali M. Osman, Bank of Hawaii
The report provides a snapshot of the economy of the Marshall Islands in 2001. It contains varius statistical tables as well as analyses.
Audit Report on the Marshall Islands Development Bank, Republic of the Marshall Islands. (Report 99-i-952)
U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Inspector General, Division of Acquisition and Management Operations
HTML version
Audit Report on the Marshall Islands Development Bank, Republic of the Marshall Islands (Report 99-i-952)
U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Inspector General, Division of Acquisition and Management Operations
PDF version
Foreign Assistance: U.S. Funds to Two Micronesian Nations Had Little Impact
on Economic Development and Accountability Over Funds Was Limited (T-NSIAD/RCED-00-227)
U.S. General Accounting Office
PDF version
Foreign Relations: Better Accountability Needed Over U.S. Assistance to Micronesia and the Marshall Islands
(RCED-00-67) 31 May 2000
U.S. General Accounting Office
PDF version
US Commodity Trade with the Marshall Islands
U.S. Bureau of Census
Data for 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001,
US Trade with the Marshall Islands
U.S. Bureau of Census
Pilot Survey of Marshallese living in Arkansas, Guam, Hawaii, the CNMI and in the Marshalls
Detailed Press Release by the RMI Government
Contains summary information on the findings, incl. information on Housing Characteristics (Household size, Building type, Tenure, Structure and Facilities) and Population Characteristics (Demography, Migration, Social characteristics, Education, Labor force, Income.and Poverty Status).
Development outlook for the Marshall Islands, 1996-1997
Asian Development Bank
Marshall Islands related pages and stastitical section only
[PDF file, courtesy of the Asian Development Bank, 150 kb]
Development outlook for the Marshall Islands, 1998
Asian Development Bank
Marshall Islands related pages and stastitical section only
[PDF file, courtesy of the Asian Development Bank, 825 kb]
Development outlook for the Marshall Islands, 1999
Asian Development Bank
Marshall Islands related pages and stastitical section only
[PDF file, courtesy of the Asian Development Bank, 675 kb]
Development outlook for the Marshall Islands, 2000
Asian Development Bank
Marshall Islands related pages and stastitical section only
[PDF file, courtesy of the Asian Development Bank, 750 kb]
Development outlook for the Marshall Islands, 2001
Asian Development Bank
Marshall Islands related pages and stastitical section only
[PDF file, courtesy of the Asian Development Bank, 225 kb]
Development outlook for the Marshall Islands, 2001, update
Asian Development Bank
Marshall Islands related pages and stastitical section only
[PDF file, courtesy of the Asian Development Bank, 1300 kb]
Development outlook for the Marshall Islands, 2002
Asian Development Bank
Marshall Islands related pages and stastitical section only
[PDF file, courtesy of the Asian Development Bank, 900 kb]
Country Assistance Programme 2000-2002
Asian Development Bank
[PDF file, courtesy of the Asian Development Bank, 150 kb]
Country Assistance Programme 2001-2003
Asian Development Bank
[PDF file, courtesy of the Asian Development Bank, 225 kb]
Reforms in the Pacific An Assessment of the Asian Development Bank's Assistance for Reform Programs in the Pacific
by Bruce Knapman and Cedric D. Saldanha for Asian Development Bank
Marshall Islands related pages and stastitical section only[PDF file, courtesy of the Asian Development Bank, 150 kb]
Majuro Water Supply and Sanitation Project 1995
Asian Development Bank
[PDF file, courtesy of the Asian Development Bank, 7100 kb]
Republic of Marshall Islands Meto2000 Economic Report and Statement of Development Strategies (2001)
Asian Development Bank
[PDF file, courtesy of the Asian Development Bank, 1400 kb]
Public sector Reform Program 1996
Asian Development Bank
[PDF file, courtesy of the Asian Development Bank, 4500 kb]
FISCAL AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM 2001
Asian Development Bank
[PDF file, courtesy of the Asian Development Bank, 2900 kb]
Technical Assistance for Community-Based Coastal Marine Resources Development
Asian Development Bank
[PDF file, courtesy of the Asian Development Bank, 75 kb]

Transportation


Airport Codes for the Marshall Islands
Airfields in the Marshall Islands
compiled by Dirk H.R. Spennemann
Planes operated by AirMarshall Islands
compiled by Dirk H.R. Spennemann
Wotje Commercial Airport
a photo essay by Jon O'Neill

Media


The Media in the Marshall Islands--A Photo Essay in Progress
compiled by Dirk H.R. Spennemann

Tourism


Perceptions of Heritage Eco-tourism by Micronesian Decision Makers .
by Dirk H.R. Spennemann,David W. Look and Kristy Graham
If cultural and heritage eco-tourism is to succeed, co-ordination and planning is required. This begs the question: What are the attitudes of Micronesian Government officials toward ecotourism and towards cultural heritage sites? The symposium provided the opportunity to poll participant decision makers. This report summarises the findings of two polls administered before and after the Heritage Eco-Tourism Symposium, on Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) from 28 February to 3 March 2000.
[PDF document]
Heritage Eco-Tourism in Micronesia. Expectations of Government Officials
by Dirk H.R. Spennemann, David W. Look and Kristy Graham
Cultural Resource Management vol. 24 no 1, pp. 30-32, 2001
[PDF document, courtesy US National Park Service]


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