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Taking Pacific Islands economies forward: what can we learn from the past?
Great efforts are, as usual, reportedly going into making national economic management in the Pacific island countries (PICs) more effective. National governments are resolving or claiming to do better...
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Development in the Pacific islands: what can we learn from experience?
On 6-8 November 2012 at USP, Suva, twenty-five men and four women (three more women withdrew too late for them to be replaced), all senior practitioners or analysts of social and economic development...
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The Pacific Plan: vague purpose, shaky ownership, fractured implementation
The Pacific Plan was drawn up in 2005 at the behest of Forum Leaders. The Plan was first reviewed in 2009, and an expert team is now undertaking a further review involving region-wide consultations....
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Against public objections, Solomons MPs give themselves bigger slush funds
Parliament in Honiara last month passed the Constituency Development Funds Bill, 2013, in the face of the strongest public opposition to a piece of legislation that observers can recall. The Bill will...
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RAMSI: Solomons saved from sinking, but drifting and taking in water…
Evaluation of the RAMSI intervention in Solomon Islands has begun, with more to come. Blog posts by Nicholas Coppell and Terry Brown have marked the opposite ends of the spectrum, while Benjamin Afuga...
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What we’ve learned about development in the Pacific islands — a report by...
The island countries of the South West Pacific (PICs for short) present a particularly sharp version of the issues, problems and opportunities that confront small developing countries everywhere. Here,...
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Björn Dressel and Sinclair Dinnen’s thoughtful post on political settlements reawakens concerns I felt when I heard of the emerging focus on ‘political settlements’ as the latest magic bullet for...
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Lessons not too late for the learning: posting of the full WCWL report
In November 2012 members of the What Can We Learn project (for more background click here) held a three-day ‘closed symposium’ at USP, Suva. Thirty experienced practitioners—men and women, Pacific...
View ArticleTaking Pacific Islands economies forward: what can we learn from the past?
Great efforts are, as usual, reportedly going into making national economic management in the Pacific island countries (PICs) more effective. National governments are resolving or claiming to do better...
View ArticleDevelopment in the Pacific islands: what can we learn from experience?
On 6-8 November 2012 at USP, Suva, twenty-five men and four women (three more women withdrew too late for them to be replaced), all senior practitioners or analysts of social and economic development...
View ArticleThe Pacific Plan: vague purpose, shaky ownership, fractured implementation
The Pacific Plan was drawn up in 2005 at the behest of Forum Leaders. The Plan was first reviewed in 2009, and an expert team is now undertaking a further review involving region-wide consultations....
View ArticleAgainst public objections, Solomons MPs give themselves bigger slush funds
Parliament in Honiara last month passed the Constituency Development Funds Bill, 2013, in the face of the strongest public opposition to a piece of legislation that observers can recall. The Bill will...
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RAMSI: Solomons saved from sinking, but drifting and taking in water…
Evaluation of the RAMSI intervention in Solomon Islands has begun, with more to come. Blog posts by Nicholas Coppell and Terry Brown have marked the opposite ends of the spectrum, while Benjamin Afuga...
View ArticleWhat we’ve learned about development in the Pacific islands — a report by...
The island countries of the South West Pacific (PICs for short) present a particularly sharp version of the issues, problems and opportunities that confront small developing countries everywhere. Here,...
View Article‘Political settlements’ implies an unrealistic permanence
Björn Dressel and Sinclair Dinnen’s thoughtful post on political settlements reawakens concerns I felt when I heard of the emerging focus on ‘political settlements’ as the latest magic bullet for...
View ArticleLessons not too late for the learning: posting of the full WCWL report
In November 2012 members of the What Can We Learn project (for more background click here) held a three-day ‘closed symposium’ at USP, Suva. Thirty experienced practitioners—men and women, Pacific...
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