The picture we have portrayed of a small country, St Kitts and Nevis, if you like, is one of great vulnerability to outside shocks, leading to a concentration of economic activities, high unit costs of operation, and a population dynamic which makes it difficult to provide management for both the public and private sectors, and makes the provision of government services a very high-cost venture.
What are the external circumstances faced by St Kitts and Nevis and the other small countries in the OECS. The general name for these circumstances is Globalisation.