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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810473003321

Titolo

Building a nation in Papua New Guinea : views of the post-independence generation / / edited by David Kananamur, Charles Yala and Quinton Clements

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Canberra, Australia, : Pandamus Books, 2003

ISBN

1-74076-056-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (391 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

KavanamurDavid

YalaCharles

ClementsQuinton

Disciplina

995.305

Soggetti

Postcolonialism - Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea History

Papua New Guinea Politics and government 1975-

Papua New Guinea History 20th century

Papua New Guinea Social conditions

Papua New Guinea Economic conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographies and index.

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgements; Contents; Preface; Introduction: A Mixed Inheritance; PNG in the New Millennium: Some Troubled Homecomings; A Democratic Audit for Papua New Guinea; Enhancing Nation Building through the Provincial Government System in Papua New Guinea: Overtures toward Federalism; PNG Defence Force: An Analysis of its Past, Present and Future Roles; Bureaucratic Corruption in Papua New Guinea: Causes, Consequences and Remedies; Challenges in Reporting Corruption in Newspapers; An Appraisal of the Papua New Guinean Economy: Retrospect and Prospects

The Future of Foreign Aid in Papua New Guinea After 25 years of Successes or Failures; Have We Walked 'on the Clear(ed) Path'? An Assessment of the Development of Industrial Relations in Papua New Guinea; Environment and Development in Papua New Guinea: 25 years on; Efficient Management of Forest Resources; The Health Problems of the 21st Century: Persisting Problems and Emerging Challenges;



Education and Development in Papua New Guinea; Civil Society and

Sommario/riassunto

This collection of essays, written by the post-independence generation of Papua New Guinea, articulates a vision for the future.