Development Bulletin 60 (2002). South Pacific futures

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CONTENTS: EDITOR'S NOTES. FEATURES: Introduction / Beris Gwynne, page 1. Land, people and governance: Conflicts and resolutions in the South Pacific / HA Holzknecht, page 5. Gendering conflict and conflict management in the Solomon Islands / Helen Leslie, page 10. Uniting the fragments: Solomon Islands constitutional reforms / Gordon Leua Nanau, page 14. Managing conflict over West Papua: Community engagement in peaceful dialogue / Otto Ondawame, page 18. A community role in conflict management: Lessons from managing the Vanuatu forestry sector / Hanington Tate Tamla, page 21. Papua New Guinea politics: Attempting to engineer the future / Bill Standish, page 25. Provincial performance and social capital in Papua New Guinea / Robert Phillpot, page 30. Institutional decay in a Melanesian parliamentary democracy: Papua New Guinea / Henry Okole, page 34. Reconciling liberal democracy and custom and tradition in Samoa’s electoral system / Asofou So’o, page 38. Development planning for a divided society in a failed state: The case of Solomon Islands / Mark Otter, page 43. State powers and institutions in Solomon Islands’ developing democracy / Joseph D Foukona, page 47. Customary corporations as mechanisms for landowner representation and benefits distribution in petroleum projects in Papua New Guinea / Ian Marru, page 51. Affirmative action policies and poverty alleviation in Fiji: An examination of post-coup policies and programmes / Mahendra Reddy and Biman C Prasad, page 55. Political gatekeeping in selected Fijian communities: Sustaining political conservatism and a culture of silence / Asinate Mausio, page 59. Population dynamics and development in the Pacific: Making the connection / Chris McMurray, page 63. The diversity resource? Genetic research in Pacific Island futures / Paul D Roughan, page 67. Central bank cooperation and coordination in the Pacific Islands / Rick Hou and TK Jayaraman, page 72. Structural reforms, political instability and economic growth in Fiji: Sustainability in the long-run / Biman C Prasad and Mahendra Reddy, page 76. The Pacific trade policy environment / Margaret Malua, page 80. Strategic alliance issues in microfinance management / David Kavanamur, page 84. Information and communications technology in the South Pacific: Shrinking the barriers of distance / Janet Toland, page 88. Tourism and social development in Seychelles / Michel Rosalie, page 92 Key issues from the discussion: South Pacific Futures symposium / Pamela Thomas, page 96. PUBLICATIONS. JOURNALS. RESOURCES. MATERIALS. ORGANISATIONS Show more