Routledge Papua New Guinea: The Struggle for Development (Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia)

Product Description Papua New Guinea is the first book to explore the economic development of this socially complex, rapidly changing nation. Subjects discussed include: * rapid economic growth and political conflict * civil war on the island of Bougainville * population growth and urbanisation * mining: gold, copper and environmental conflicts * uneven development and social divisions. Review Connell has produced a useful reference book for dvholars and others interested in contemporary Papua New Guinea-one to be valued for its empirical data and marshalling of an extensive literature... ...the vlaue of this book lies in its richness of detail and the sheer breadth of ground covered....