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2006

Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations

SIT Graduate Institute/SIT Study Abroad

Samoa: Pacific Islands Studies

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Faleoloa Laititi: The Role Of Small Shops In A Developing Samoa, Nicholas K. Courtney Oct 2006

Faleoloa Laititi: The Role Of Small Shops In A Developing Samoa, Nicholas K. Courtney

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Samoa presently finds itself caught between the wave of development and an unyielding tie to its culture. Development in Samoa consists of a multitude of efforts including, but not limited to, commercial agriculture, tourism, environmental protection, and private sector business. In all of the areas, the struggle between the Western view and the Samoan internalization of the Western view proves readily apparent. More so, the way of life in Samoa somehow drips its way through the cracks of all these ideas, creating protocol for development which is uniquely Samoan. The research examines the strength and weaknesses of the small roadside …