Urbanization and Social Change in the Marshall Islands
From Habele Institute
Heine, A. (1984). "Urbanization and Social Change in the Marshall Islands". Ambio. 13 (5–6). ISSN 0044-7447.
Abstract: The Marshall Islands, part of the United States Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, have negotiated a Compact of Free Association with the USA. Under the terms of this compact they are heavily dependent on US aid and domestic production is insignificant by comparison. As a result of migration two-thirds of the population is urban, the urban centres have extremely high population densities exacerbated by rapid population growth and some of the worst health, social, and environmental problems in the Region. Without greater self-reliance these problems are unlikely to diminish.-Journal summary
