%0 Journal Article
%T European Islands, Development and the Cohesion Policy: A Case Study of K kar,  land Islands
%A Godfrey Baldacchino
%A Christian Pleijel
%J Island Studies Journal
%D 2010
%I University of Prince Edward Island
%X A European Union initiative is seeking ways of determining the development potential of Europe¡¯s lagging regions, which include various islands. On the basis of the policy review, methodology and data collected by the ongoing EUROISLANDS project, this paper present K kar (population: 262), the easternmost municipality of the  land Islands, as a prototype archipelago that is seriously challenged by its size and multiple peripherality. It reviews the state of its social and transportation infrastructure, and of its human and financial capital. While the situation is serious, there are opportunities for branding, for developing associated economic activity, as well for appealing to a new wave of residents.
%K EUROISLANDS
%K land Islands
%K attractiveness
%K European Union
%K Finland
%K islands
%K K kar
%K peripherality
%K Sweden
%U http://vre2.upei.ca/islandstudies.ca/sites/vre2.upei.ca.islandstudies.ca/files/ISJ-5-1-2010-Baldacchino+Pleijel_0.pdf