A survey of state and society in Papua New Guinea since the country's independence in 1975. Topics covered include political economy, security issues, class, ethnicity, regionalism, political parties, micronationalism, decentralization, and the changing role of the PNG Defence F…
This volume brings together a number of papers written by the author between 1971 and 2001 which address issues of political and economic development and social change in Papua New Guinea.
This volume brings together a number of papers written by the author between 1971 and 2001 which address issues of political and economic development and social change in Papua New Guinea.
This volume brings together a number of papers written by the author between 1971 and 2001 which address issues of political and economicdevelopment and social change in Papua New Guinea.
From the mid1980s a number of adverse tendencies appeared, including a decline in government capability; increasing lawlessness; poor economic management; and, from 1988, a rebellion on Bougainville. PNG now faces instability on its western border with the Indonesian province of…
In The Military and Democracy in Asia and the Pacific, a number of prominent regional specialists take a fresh look at the military's changing role in selected countries of Asia and the Pacific, particularly with regard to the countries' performance against criteria of democrati…
Politics and government; Militarism; Civil supremacy over the military; Democracy; Asia; Pacific area.
In The Military and Democracy in Asia and the Pacific, a number of prominent regional specialists take a fresh look at the military's changing role in selected countries of Asia and the Pacific, particularly with regard to the countries' performance against criteria of democrati…