“…Since their publication, there has been growing interest in the 'propensity for dependency ' (McElroy & Pearce, 2006) for small insular territories and different studies have indicated that, in the majority of cases, Sub-National Island Jurisdictions (SNIJs) do better than independent islands (Baldacchino & Milne, 2006;Baldacchino, 2006aBaldacchino, , 2006bBertram 1986Bertram , 1993Bertram , 2006Bertram & Watters, 1985;Ogden, 1989;Poirine, 1993Poirine, , 1994Poirine, , 1998Treadgold, 1999;Watters, 1987). As Baldacchino (2006b, p. 862) argues, non-sovereign small isolated islands have developed "creative solutions" to the challenges they face through utilising resources available to them in the 'hinterland' (Baldacchino, 2006a).…”