Author: Stewart Firth
Publisher: ANU E Press
ISBN: 192094298X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 436
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"The Pacific Islands are feeling the effects of globalisation. Free trade in sugar and garments is threatening two of Fiji's key industries. At the same time other opportunities are emerging. Labour migration is growing in importance, and Pacific governments are calling for more access to Australia's labour market. Fiji has joined Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu and Kiribati as a remittance economy, with thousands of its citizens working overseas. Meantime, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands grapple with an older kind of globalisation in which overseas companies exploit mineral and forest resources. The Pacific Islands confront unique problems of governance in this era of globalisation. The modern, democratic state often fits awkwardly with traditional ways of doing politics in that part of the world. Just as often, politicians in the Pacific exploit tradition or invent it to serve modern political purposes. The contributors to this volume examine Pacific globalisation and governance from a wide range of perspectives. They come from Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Hawai'i, the Federated States of Micronesia, Samoa, Fiji, New Zealand and Jamaica as well as Australia."--Publisher's description.
Author: Ernest Kelvin Fisk
Publisher: Canberra : Australian National University Press
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 120
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Author: International Monetary Fund
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
ISBN: 1451813317
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 85
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This paper reviews economic developments in Fiji during 1990–95. The reorientation of policies, although incomplete, led to stronger growth of nontraditional exports and non-sugar manufacturing, and to a pickup in GDP growth to an average of 4.1 percent between 1988 and 1993. Fiscal deficits declined in the early 1990s, although often larger than budgeted, and the external current account progressively turned into a surplus position. Despite the actions undertaken, however, private investment did not recover from its slump in the late 1980s impeding the economy from fully exploiting its growth potential.
Author: Clement Allan Tisdell
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
ISBN: 9789814327077
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Taking into account advances in economic thought, analysis and in applied methods, it pays attention to relevant traditional topics in tourism economics as well as exciting emerging topics in this field - topics which are expected to be of continuing importance. C A Tisdell, University of Queensland.
Author: A. Haroon Akram-Lodhi
Publisher: ANU Press
ISBN: 1921934301
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 339
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Fiji, post-independence, has seen several governments, two military coups and, amidst sweeping social, economic and political changes, the presence of divisive identity politics in its journey towards a united, collective Fiji community. This republished edition of Confronting Fiji Futures takes in these landmark events and eventualities, and aims at a forward-looking assessment of the realities facing Fiji in the present and the future. It focuses on the period of the coups up to and including the 1999 general elections, when an explicitly multiethnic party won government in a surprise landslide result. This book is the result of a collaborative research project based at the Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, in the Netherlands — an institution with a long tradition of collaborative teaching, research and advisory services in the South Pacific region. It aims to present a range of relevant issues from a number of vantage points. It has brought together a strong diversity of authors led by A. Haroon Akram-Lodhi, including John Cameron, Ganesh Chand, Martin Doornbos, Yash Ghai, Holger Korth, Sunil Kumar, Biman Prasad, Jacqueline Leckie, Satendra Prasad, Steve Ratuva, Robbie Robertson, Ardeshir Sepehri and William Sutherland.
Author: Brij V. Lal
Publisher: ANU E Press
ISBN: 1921536373
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 196
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May 19, 2000. Fiji's democratically elected multiracial government is hijacked by a group of armed gunmen led by George Speight, and held hostage for fifty days. Suva, the capital, is torched and looted as Speight's supporters gather on the lawns of the parliamentary complex, dancing, cooking food, celebrating the purported abrogation of the constitution that brought the People's Coalition government to power. The country is plunged into darkness yet again, enduring the pain of three coups in a period of just thirteen years. The process of healing and reconciliation, symbolised by the enactment of a new Constitution, unanimously approved by Parliament and blessed by the powerful Great Council of Chiefs, lies discarded, as winds of ethnic chauvinism sweep through the countryside, damaging the fragile fabric of multiculturalism that was carefully constructed by so many over many years. The economy is on the brink of collapse, investor confidence has vanished, and the best and the brightest are seeking succour on other shores. Fiji falls victim, yet again, to the prejudice and greed of a section of its people. This book gathers together a handful of memoirs of those tragic events in Fiji. They were written while the gun was still smoking; personal, anguished reactions of people from all walks of life, concerned about a country they all love but deeply distressed by the developments there. They are first reactions. They will in time become essential building blocks for a larger interpretive framework of academic analysis about origins, processes and impacts. Straight from the heart, these memoirs will be remembered as the people of Fiji and their friends elsewhere contemplate the wreckage and ruin brought about by that act of madness in the month of May 2000.
Author: Robert J. Foster
Publisher: ANU Press
ISBN: 1760462098
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 163
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The moral economy of mobile phones implies a field of shifting relations among consumers, companies and state actors, all of whom have their own ideas about what is good, fair and just. These ideas inform the ways in which, for example, consumers acquire and use mobile phones; companies promote and sell voice, SMS and data subscriptions; and state actors regulate both everyday use of mobile phones and market activity around mobile phones. Ambivalence and disagreement about who owes what to whom is thus an integral feature of the moral economy of mobile phones. This volume identifies and evaluates the stakes at play in the moral economy of mobile phones. The six main chapters consider ethnographic cases from Papua New Guinea, Fiji and Vanuatu. The volume also includes a brief introduction with background information on the recent ‘digital revolution’ in these countries and two closing commentaries that reflect on the significance of the chapters for our understanding of global capitalism and the contemporary Pacific.
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
ISBN: 9264251723
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 256
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This report explores the growth prospects for the ocean economy, its capacity for future employment creation and innovation, and its role in addressing global challenges. Special attention is devoted to the emerging ocean-based industries.
Author: Brij V. Lal
Publisher: ANU E Press
ISBN: 1922144630
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 217
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This volume had its genesis in a series of seminars and workshops held at The Australian National University under the auspices of the Centre for the Contemporary Pacific and the National Centre for Development Studies.
Author: Gilad James, PhD
Publisher: Gilad James Mystery School
ISBN: 9827405098
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 84
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Fiji is a beautiful archipelago located in the heart of the South Pacific, comprised of more than 330 islands, which 110 of them are inhabited, with Viti Levu and Vanua Levu being the largest. Fiji is known for its warm and friendly people, white sandy beaches, crystal-clear waters, and coral reefs. It is a popular travel destination and is famous for its resorts that provide a luxurious and relaxing environment for tourists to enjoy. The Fiji Islands native population is made up of the Fijian people who are of Melanesian and Polynesian descent, and Indians who were brought in as indentured laborers in the 19th century. The country has a rich cultural heritage that is deeply rooted in tradition and customs. Fiji has been influenced by a range of cultures, including Indian, Chinese, and Western cultures, which have contributed to its vibrant and diverse society. The official languages of Fiji are Fijian, English and Hindi, reflecting the diverse linguistic and cultural landscape of the archipelago.
