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Conflict and resource development in the southern highlands of Papua New Guinea / / Nicole Haley and Ronald J. May (editors)
| Conflict and resource development in the southern highlands of Papua New Guinea / / Nicole Haley and Ronald J. May (editors) |
| Autore | Haley Nicole |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Canberra, : ANU Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (186 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 330.99561 |
| Collana | Studies in state and society in the Pacific |
| Soggetto topico | Politics & government |
| Soggetto non controllato |
natural resources
papua new guinea social conflict management southern highlands province integroup relations Hela Province Kiap |
| ISBN |
9781921313462
1921313463 9781921313455 1921313455 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910141943603321 |
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| Canberra, : ANU Press, 2007 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Conflict and resource development in the Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea
| Conflict and resource development in the Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Place of publication not identified], : ANU E Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (206 pages) |
| Disciplina | 330.99561 |
| Collana | State, Society and Governance in Melanesia Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Business & Economics
Economic History |
| ISBN | 1-921313-45-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Conflict and Resource Development in the Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Measurements -- Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Opening Remarks -- Introduction: Roots of conflict in the Southern Highlands -- The place of conflict in SHP -- The changing nature of conflict in SHP -- Roots of conflict in the Southern Highlands -- Background -- Inequitable access to services -- Ethnic tensions and lack of effective administration and governance -- Unrealistic expectations about resource development -- Early predictions -- HIV/AIDS -- Conclusion -- References -- The National Government and the Southern Highlands since the 2002 General Elections -- National government authority between the failed and supplementary elections -- Unity and devolution -- Authority to intervene following the 2002 national election -- Government services between the failed and supplementary elections -- Developments following the supplementary elections -- The Provincial Assembly -- Flow-on effects to local-level government and administration -- Implementation of 'free education' -- DPLGA from July 2003 to June 2004 -- Suspension and withdrawal of functions, powers and finances from provincial governments -- The Southern Highlands Office in MIGR -- Intervention in the Southern Highlands, February 2004 -- Delayed approval -- Establishment of the SH Office in DPLGA -- Recommendation for establishment of the SHP Task Force -- Recommendations for enhanced administrative interaction -- Recommendations for activating referral agencies -- Recommendations for activating provincial democracy -- Recommendations for improving law and order -- Interim intervention -- Application of grounds for suspension -- Other recent developments -- References -- The Setting: Land, economics and development in the Southern Highlands -- Conclusion -- References.
The Southern Highlands: A hasty transition from unknown to riches and chaos -- History and geography -- Early leadership -- Provincial and local level government reforms -- The Court of Disputed Returns -- The churches' role in peace mediation -- The future -- References -- Cosmology, Morality and Resource Development: SHP election outcomes and moves to establish a separate Hela Province -- Calls for a Hela province -- Cosmology and the idea of a Hela province -- The 2002-2003 elections -- References -- 'Hoo-Ha in Huli': Considerations on commotion and community in the Southern Highlands -- Conflict - What problem? Whose problem? -- Customary dispute mechanisms in Huli -- Changing social conditions -- 1940s-1980s -- 1980s-2000 -- The resource development cauldron -- From whence will solutions emerge? -- The top-down options -- National -- Provincial -- Barriers and bridges -- References -- Issues of Stability in the Southern Highlands Province -- There was a time of order in the Southern Highlands -- Guiding principles and procedures under the kiap system -- Signs of the decline of the kiap system. -- Kiaps in resource industry community affairs organisations - some elements of adaptation -- What are the key problems now facing resource developers in SHP? -- How can the 'kiap system' address these problems? -- How it might be done -- What needs to be done -- A possible development program to meet the six key elements -- References -- The Future of Resource Development in the Southern Highlands -- The need for contact and communication -- Leadership qualities -- Resources and the breakdown of law and order -- The future of petroleum development in the Southern Highlands -- Community-Based Development in Tari - Present and Prospects -- The situation in Tari -- Background -- Fighting and crime -- Service delivery failure -- Rural stagnation. Community-based development -- The Family Health and Rural Improvement Program -- Results -- Community-Based Health Care -- CBHC/FHRIP partnership -- Melanesian Farmer First Network -- Program requirements -- Conclusion -- References -- A Brief Overview of Government, Law and Order, and Social Matters in the Tari District -- Key factors -- Social evolution -- Illegal gun culture -- Compensation -- Lack of government -- Police -- Courts -- Health -- Education -- Provincial government personnel -- Local-level government and district administration -- Members of parliament -- Post-election activities -- What to do -- Conclusion -- Porgera Joint Venture's Presence in the Southern Highlands Province -- The PJV presence -- Environmental impact -- Community impact -- What is required (from a resource developer's viewpoint) -- Normal government services to be available to people -- Access to a competent legal system -- Institutions to function as expected -- District and local-level government plans to be established -- The Office of Planning and Rural Development -- Donor agencies to utilise resource developers' knowledge -- Conclusion -- What if they don't want your kind of development? Reflections on the Southern Highlands -- First contacts on the road to independence -- The new provincial administration: 1975-1984 -- Youth and their communities in the Southern Highlands -- Youth projects in the Southern Highlands: Success or failure? -- The Lake Kutubu Project: 'What sort of development is this?' -- Conclusion: Whose kind of development do they want? -- References -- Conflict Vulnerability Assessment of the Southern Highlands Province -- Historical factors -- Assumption -- Tradition of tribal fighting -- Effectiveness/applicability of traditional conflict resolution mechanisms diminished -- Trend -- Political/governance factors -- Assumptions. Patronage model of governance and corruption -- Volatile electoral processes with intense inter-group rivalry for political and resource control -- Service delivery breakdown -- Moribund provincial public service -- Lack of national government intervention -- Emergence of non-government service providers -- Lack of information (media) -- Separatist sentiment - Hela Province movement -- Trend -- Security sector factors -- Assumption -- Endemic lawlessness -- Competence and size of police service -- Proliferation of small arms -- Trend -- Social factors -- Assumption -- High level of language group (tribal) diversity -- Declining standards of living -- Poor human development indicators -- Lack of employment/income generating opportunities -- Youth bulge -- Violence against women -- High population growth rate -- 'Quick' development -- HIV/AIDS -- Trend -- Economic factors -- Assumption -- Relatively large provincial cash flows -- Reliance on mining sector for provincial revenue -- Skewed income distribution -- Criminal encroachment on the informal economy -- Trend -- Environment and natural resource factors -- Assumption -- Land/resource ownership issues -- Land pressure and growing food security issues -- Trend -- International factors -- Assumptions -- Lack of engagement with other donors -- Proximity to instability/conflict in neighbouring provinces -- Illicit small arms/drugs trade -- Conclusion -- An Inside Post-mortem on the Southern Highlands: A perspective from Tari -- Background -- The way forward to recovery -- Program one: Restoration of confidence in the SHP Government and its administration -- Appointment of a provincial administrator -- 2001 selection and recruitment -- Restructuring of the provincial administration -- Establishment of a human resource management development program. Appointment and placement of public servants to be based on merit -- Reactivation of the district administration centres -- Local-level government reforms -- Review of provincial and district five-year developmental rolling plans -- Effective management of and accountability for the province's finances -- Program two: Restoration of law and order -- Local disputes -- Tribal fights -- Political rivalry -- Criminal activities -- The effectiveness of government and the community justice system -- Peace for development -- Arms build-up -- Status of the law-enforcing system -- The court system -- Corrective institutions -- Program three: Restoration of education and health services -- Education -- Health -- Program four: Restoration and upgrading of the existing infrastructure -- Program five: Restoration of sustainable economic development programs -- Conclusion -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910169658803321 |
| [Place of publication not identified], : ANU E Press, 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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