The island of Dominica is an extreme case of a small island developing state that faces enormous challenges of transiting from a situation of extreme dependence on other countries, whether through cash grants or subsidised prices for their commodity exports to the former colonial power, to a situation of economic independence. Of transiting from a situation of high levels of poverty and unemployment to one where such levels are drastically reduced and quality of life is generally enhanced. Of transiting from a mono-crop economy to one with a diversified economic base where economic sectors...