1.1 – The Pacific 1

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Fiji is one of the more Pacific Island countries, with an economy on a good supply of natural resources and workers. Sugar and tourism are the main economic activities. Tourism provides an twenty per cent of the country’s annual income.

However, the benefits of tourism are . The main source of tourism dollars for Fiji is through developments such as hotels, and golf courses. These projects have few spin-offs for villagers. Local people find in the tourist industry but labour reforms in 1991 reduced the power of trade unions and contributed to lower .