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manufacturing,
Therefore,
there
territories
sector
financial
and construction sectors.
is no comparison with the
which have virtually no
other
manufacturing
and/or are almost exclusively dependent
tourism
and
employment
one other source of
(e.g.,
on
non-governmental
American Samoa-tuna
canneries;
Guam-military.)
IItl.
“Economic
the
Self-reliance,"
lack
of
The Report
"self-sufficiency"
dependence on federal assistance.
emphasizes
and
heavy
We assert
that
"economic self-sufficiency," while a laudable goal,
is
simply impossible in today's world of trade and
commerce.
We know of no state which does not share
economic interdependence with other states and
federal
should
government.
be
distance
Would GAO infer that
economically self-reliant
from the mainland,
the
Hawaii
despite
its
geographic isolation,
limited population and comparative lack of natural
resources?
We
know of no small nation which is not
ally
interdependent to a large extent with one
more
major nations.
reliant,"
eral
If,
by "economically
or
self-
the Report refers to dependence on
assistance,
on page 38.
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economic-
fed-
we disagree sharply with Table 2
According to most authorities,
81
federal