THE SURVIVAL OF SMALL STATES IN THE SURVIVAL OF SMALL STATES IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVEHISTORICAL PERSPECTIVEMatthias Maass| National University of Singapore | April2007Matthias Maass| National University of Singapore | April2007

Paper presented at thePaper presented at the

International Conference on Small States and Economic ResilienceInternational Conference on Small States and Economic Resilience

Malta, 23-25 April 2007Malta, 23-25 April 2007

SMALL STATES, NON - SMALL STATES,SMALL STATES, NON - SMALL STATES,AND SMALL STATES INDEX, 1945 - TODAYAND SMALL STATES INDEX, 1945 - TODAY

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SMALL STATES, NON-SMALL STATES,SMALL STATES, NON-SMALL STATES,AND THE SMALL STATES INDEX, 1648-TODAYAND THE SMALL STATES INDEX, 1648-TODAY

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SMALL STATES, NON - SMALL STATES,SMALL STATES, NON - SMALL STATES,AND SMALL STATES INDEX, 1648 - 1815AND SMALL STATES INDEX, 1648 - 1815

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SMALL STATES, NON - SMALL STATES,SMALL STATES, NON - SMALL STATES,SMALL STATES INDEX, 1815 - 1918SMALL STATES INDEX, 1815 - 1918

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SMALL STATES, NON - SMALL STATES,SMALL STATES, NON - SMALL STATES,AND SMALL STATES INDEX, 1919 - TODAYAND SMALL STATES INDEX, 1919 - TODAY

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SMALL STATES, NON-SMALL STATES,SMALL STATES, NON-SMALL STATES,AND THE SMALL STATES INDEX, 1648-TODAYAND THE SMALL STATES INDEX, 1648-TODAY

0

50

100

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250

16481659

16701681

16921703

17141725

17361747

17581769

17801791

18021813

18241835

18461857

18681879

18901901

19121923

19341945

19561967

19781989

2000

Years

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f Sta

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