‘The Challenge for Pacific Leaders: Economic Growth and Reform” Speech by Rt Hon Mekere Morauta Kt MP Emerging Pacific Leaders Dialogue, Brisbane, 28 June 2006 Introduction: Pacific Islands Today Mention of Pacific Islands once conjured up images of idyllic islands whose inhabitants valued leisure higher than any other activity, and had a lifestyle that was largely self-sufficient and affluent in the traditional sense. Today the image is different – one of island states who