Capital And Inequality In Rural Papua New Guinea
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Capital and Inequality in Rural Papua New Guinea
Author | : Bettina Beer,Tobias Schwoerer |
Publsiher | : ANU Press |
Total Pages | : 210 |
Release | : 2022-06-28 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9781760465193 |
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That large-scale capital drives inequality in states like Papua New Guinea is clear enough; how it does so is less clear. This edited collection presents studies of the local contexts of capital-intensive projects in the mining, oil and gas, and agro-industry sectors in rural and semi-rural parts of Papua New Guinea; it asks what is involved when large-scale capital and its agents begin to become significant nodes in hitherto more local social networks. Its contributors describe the processes initiated by the (planned) presence of extractive industries that tend to reinforce already existing inequalities, or to create and socially entrench novel inequalities. The studies largely focus on the beginnings of such transformations, when hopes for social improvement are highest and economic inequalities still incipient. They show how those hopes, and the encompassing socio-political transformations characteristic of this phase, act to produce far-reaching impacts on ways of life, setting precedents for and embedding the social distribution of gains and losses. The chapters address a range of settings: the PNG Liquid Natural Gas pipeline; newly established eucalyptus and oil palm plantations; a planned copper-gold mine; and one in which rumours of development diffuse through a rural social network as yet unaffected by any actual or planned capital investments. The analyses all demonstrate that questions around land, leadership and information are central to the current and future social profile of local inequality in all its facets.
Food and Agriculture in Papua New Guinea
Author | : R. Michael Bourke,Tracy Harwood |
Publsiher | : ANU E Press |
Total Pages | : 665 |
Release | : 2009-08-01 |
Genre | : Cooking |
ISBN | : 9781921536618 |
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Agriculture dominates the rural economy of Papua New Guinea (PNG). More than five million rural dwellers (80% of the population) earn a living from subsistence agriculture and selling crops in domestic and international markets. Many aspects of agriculture in PNG are described in this data-rich book. Topics include agricultural environments in which crops are grown; production of food crops, cash crops and animals; land use; soils; demography; migration; the macro-economic environment; gender issues; governance of agricultural institutions; and transport. The history of agriculture over the 50 000 years that PNG has been occupied by humans is summarised. Much of the information presented is not readily available within PNG. The book contains results of many new analyses, including a food budget for the entire nation. The text is supported by 165 tables and 215 maps and figures.
Papua New Guinea Critical Development Constraints
Author | : Asian Development Bank |
Publsiher | : Asian Development Bank |
Total Pages | : 239 |
Release | : 2012-04-01 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9789290925828 |
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Papua New Guinea's economic growth has outpaced the majority of economies in Southeast Asia and the Pacific since 2007. Its development challenges, however, remain daunting, and it lags behind other countries in the region in terms of per capita income and achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. This raises the question of how the country can make its economic growth high, sustained, inclusive, and broad-based to more effectively improve its population's welfare. This report identifies the critical constraints to these objectives and discusses policy options to help overcome such constraints.
Urban Poverty in Papua New Guinea
Author | : Donovan Storey |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 17 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Poverty |
ISBN | : 9980751738 |
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Papua New Guinea
Author | : John Connell |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 374 |
Release | : 2005-07-28 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9781134938322 |
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Since 1975 the economy of Papua New Guinea has focused on mineral, rather than agricultural production as previously. This is the first book to look at these changes in a complex, rapidly evolving nation from an economic perspective.
Papua New Guinea
Author | : Stephen Howes,Lekshmi N. Pillai |
Publsiher | : ANU Press |
Total Pages | : 278 |
Release | : 2022-03-15 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9781760465032 |
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Papua New Guinea (PNG), a nation of now almost nine million people, continues to evolve and adapt. While there is no shortage of recent data and research on PNG, the two most recent social science volumes on the country were both written more than a decade ago. Since then, much has changed and much has been learnt. What has been missing is a volume that brings together the most recent research and reports on the most recent data. Papua New Guinea: Government, Economy and Society fills that gap. Written by experts at the University of Papua New Guinea and The Australian National University among others, this book provides up-to-date surveys of critical policy issues for PNG across a range of fields, from elections and politics, decentralisation, and crime and corruption, to PNG’s economic trajectory and household living standards, to uneven development, communication and the media. The volume’s authors provide an overview of the data collected and research undertaken in these various fields in an engaging and accessible way. Edited by Professor Stephen Howes and Professor Lekshmi N. Pillai, Papua New Guinea: Government, Economy and Society is a must-read for students, policymakers and anyone interested in understanding this complex and fascinating country.
Government and Public Policy in the Pacific Islands
Author | : Graham Hassall |
Publsiher | : Emerald Group Publishing |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 2020-11-11 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9781789736151 |
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This book is a comparative study of government and public policy in the twenty small states of the Pacific Islands, examining the often tense societal interactions over competing conceptions of public-sector institutions and authority, rule-making, and policy processes.
The Inequality Predicament
Author | : United Nations. Department of Economic and Social Affairs |
Publsiher | : United Nations Publications |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9211302439 |
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Eighty per cent of the world's gross domestic product belongs to the 1 billion people living in the developed world; the remaining 20 per cent is shared by the 5 billion people living in developing countries. Failure to address this inequality predicament will ensure that social justice and better living conditions for all people remain elusive, and that communities, countries and regions remain vulnerable to social, political and economic upheaval. This report traces trends and patterns in economic and non-economic aspects of inequality and examines their causes and consequences. It focuses on the traditional aspects of inequality, such as the distribution of income and wealth, as well as inequalities in health, education, and opportunities for social and political participation. The report also analyses the impact of structural adjustment, market reforms, globalization and privatization on economic and social indicators. The Report identifies four areas of particular importance. First, worldwide asymmetries deriving from globalization need to be redressed. Second, the goal of reducing inequality must be explicitly incorporated in policies and programmes aimed at poverty reduction. Third, priority must be given to expanding and improving opportunities for employment. Finally, social integration and cohesion must be promoted as key to development, peace and security.