Mind the gap: confronting the MEA implementation gap in the Pacific Island Countries

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Draft Outline1/21/09 Draft – Comments Welcome 1 Mind the Gap: Confronting the MEA Implementation Gap in the Pacific Island Countries1 Pamela S. Chasek, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Political Science Director, International Studies Program Manhattan College Bronx, NY 10471 USA [email protected] Paper submitted to the International Studies Association 50th Convention New York, NY, 15-18 February 2009 1 The author would like to thank Fulbright New Zealand for sponsoring this research and the School of Government and the Institute for Policy Studies at Victoria University of Wellington for providing a home away from home. mailto:[email protected]�1/21/09 Draft – Comments Welcome 2 Abstract The Pacific is at the crossroads of all environmental and sustainable development issues. It is one of the richest areas of the world in terms of the diversity of its e