This paper analyses the economic and geographic characteristics of the world’s principal non-sovereign territories in the context of the growth challenges facing small economies. These territories enjoy high degrees of policy autonomy within a complex array of relationships with their metropolitan countries. Seven of the ten metropolitan powers are European and account for 38 of the 49 inhabited non-sovereign territories. The territories’ distinct economic and geographic characteristics, notably small size and remoteness, have led to their adopting similar niche sectoral growth strategies to those of small sovereign states and a reliance upon tourism and financial services. In spite of the growth challenges faced, most of these territories have attained high levels of per capita gross national income, placing them in the World Bank High Income category. Global heating, economic crises and regional environmental shocks, along with growing international protectionist sentiments, however, raise critical questions regarding the continued viability of their traditional growth strategies, particularly their heavy reliance upon environmentally harmful long-haul air travel and cruise tourism. This paper bridges the gap between large-scale growth studies, which generally overlook non-sovereign entities, and single case studies to examine the determinants of the growth success of non-sovereign territories and their future growth challenges given the pressing need for both economic and environmental sustainability.

本文在小型经济体面临增长挑战的背景下，分析了世界主要非主权领土的经济和地理特征。这些领土在与大都市国家的关系复杂的情况下享有高度的政策自主权。十个大国中有七个是欧洲国家，在49个非主权领土上占38个。这些领土独特的经济和地理特征，尤其是面积小且偏远，导致它们采取了与小主权国家类似的利基部门增长战略，并依赖旅游业和金融服务。尽管面临增长挑战，但这些地区中的大多数人均国民总收入水平仍然很高，将其置于“世界银行高收入”类别中。然而，全球供暖，经济危机和区域环境冲击以及日益增长的国际贸易保护主义情绪提出了关于其传统增长战略的持续可行性，尤其是它们严重依赖于对环境有害的长途航空旅行和邮轮旅游业的可行性的关键问题。本文弥合了通常忽略非主权实体的大规模增长研究与单个案例研究之间的差距，以研究非主权领土增长成功的决定因素及其未来对经济和经济的迫切需求的挑战。环境的可持续性。提出了有关其传统增长战略的持续可行性的关键问题，特别是它们严重依赖对环境有害的长途航空旅行和邮轮旅游。本文弥合了通常忽略非主权实体的大规模增长研究与单个案例研究之间的差距，以研究非主权领土增长成功的决定因素及其未来对经济和经济的迫切需求的挑战。环境的可持续性。提出了有关其传统增长战略的持续可行性的关键问题，特别是它们严重依赖对环境有害的长途航空旅行和邮轮旅游。本文弥合了通常忽略非主权实体的大规模增长研究与单个案例研究之间的差距，以研究非主权领土增长成功的决定因素及其未来对经济和经济的迫切需求的挑战。环境的可持续性。