Research Paper Introduction

        A nation's prosperity and the overall happiness of its people is often reliant on how it generates income. A country needs to be able to use its natural resources in order to engage in trade or to at least sustain itself. There are exceptions, however, such as Japan who has limited natural resources but is considered a first-world country through the technology it is able to sell to other countries. That being said, island countries are known to struggle to support themselves due to their country size limiting their natural resource capacity as well as the fact that their populations are smaller. As a result, many of these island countries rely heavily on tourism in order to supplement their limited revenue. This is something that the islands of Grenada face as most of their revenue is generated through agriculture and tourism. Dubbed as one of the poorest countries in the Caribbean, Grenada is currently experiencing hardships from both fronts. Those living in the poor, rural areas of the island rely on agriculture in order to survive and make ends meet, however many of the youth are turning to the tourism industry to earn a living, only to find that it is very harsh and competitive. Though tourism has become the nation's primary source of income and revenue for quite some years now, the deep-rooted dependency has only backfired as Grenada's citizens have become demoralized from finding work in other industries.