Conflict and resource development in the southern highlands of Papua New Guinea /

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"The Southern Highlands is one of Papua New Guinea's most resource-rich provinces, but for a number of years the province has been riven by conflict. Longstanding inter-group rivalries, briefly set aside during the colonial period, have been compounded by competition for the benefits provi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores Corporativos: State, Society and Governance in Melanesia Project, Australian National University. Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, ANU E Press
Otros Autores: Haley, Nicole, May, R. J. (Ronald James), 1939-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Canberra, ACT, Australia : ANU E Press, 2007.
Colección:Studies in state and society in the Pacific ; no. 3.
State, society and governance in Melanesia (Series)
Temas:
Social conflict > Papua New Guinea > Southern Highlands Province.
Intergroup relations > Papua New Guinea > Southern Highlands Province.
Natural resources management areas > Papua New Guinea > Southern Highlands Province.
Natural resources > Papua New Guinea > Southern Highlands Province.
Natural resources > Management.
Public administration > Papua New Guinea.
Ressources naturelles > Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée > Southern Highlands.
Ressources naturelles > Gestion.
Administration publique (Science) > Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Developing & Emerging Countries.
Intergroup relations.
Natural resources.
Natural resources management areas.
Public administration.
Social conflict.
Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea > Southern Highlands Province.
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Sumario:"The Southern Highlands is one of Papua New Guinea's most resource-rich provinces, but for a number of years the province has been riven by conflict. Longstanding inter-group rivalries, briefly set aside during the colonial period, have been compounded by competition for the benefits provided by the modern state and by fighting over the distribution of returns from the several big mining and petroleum projects located within the province or impinging upon it. Deaths from the various conflicts over the past decade number in the hundreds. As a result of inter-group fighting, criminal activity and vandalism, a number of businesses have withdrawn from the province. Roadblocks and ambushes have made travel dangerous in many parts and expatriate missionaries and aid workers have left. Many public servants have abandoned their posts with the result that state services are not provided. Corruption is rife. Police are often reluctant to act because they are outnumbered and outgunned. This volume brings together a number of authors with deep experience of the Southern Highlands to examine the underlying dynamics of resource development and conflict in the province"--Provided by publisher
Notas:Title from PDF title page (viewed July 28, 2008).
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xx, 186 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781921313462
1921313463

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