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Joël Bonnemaison's Review Of Margaret Critchlow Rodman's Deep Water: Development And Change In Pacific Village Fisheries, Joël Bonnemaison Mar 1990

Joël Bonnemaison's Review Of Margaret Critchlow Rodman's Deep Water: Development And Change In Pacific Village Fisheries, Joël Bonnemaison

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Colin Aislabie's Review Of John M. Hailey's Entrepreneurs And Indigenous Business In The Pacific, Colin Aislabie Mar 1990

Colin Aislabie's Review Of John M. Hailey's Entrepreneurs And Indigenous Business In The Pacific, Colin Aislabie

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Ben R. Finney's Review Of Mike Donaldson And Kenneth Good's Articulated Agricultural Development: Traditional And Capitalist Agricultures In Papua New Guinea, Ben R. Finney Mar 1990

Ben R. Finney's Review Of Mike Donaldson And Kenneth Good's Articulated Agricultural Development: Traditional And Capitalist Agricultures In Papua New Guinea, Ben R. Finney

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


The Great Flight Northward: Fsm Migration To Guam And The Northern Mariana Islands, Francis X. Hezel, Michael J. Levin Nov 1989

The Great Flight Northward: Fsm Migration To Guam And The Northern Mariana Islands, Francis X. Hezel, Michael J. Levin

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Tourist Hotel Food And Beverage Imports In Fiji And Vanuatu, Larry Dwyer Nov 1989

Tourist Hotel Food And Beverage Imports In Fiji And Vanuatu, Larry Dwyer

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Nancy Mcdowell's Review Of Harry H. Jackman's Copra Marketing And Price Stabilization In Papua New Guinea: A History To 1975, Nancy Mcdowell Nov 1989

Nancy Mcdowell's Review Of Harry H. Jackman's Copra Marketing And Price Stabilization In Papua New Guinea: A History To 1975, Nancy Mcdowell

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Demographic Pressures On Health, Education, And Employment Resources In The South Pacific Region, Dennis A. Ahlburg Mar 1989

Demographic Pressures On Health, Education, And Employment Resources In The South Pacific Region, Dennis A. Ahlburg

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Te'o I. J. Fairbairn's Review Of Michael T. Skully's Financial Institutions And Markets In The South Pacific, Te'o I. J. Fairbairn Mar 1989

Te'o I. J. Fairbairn's Review Of Michael T. Skully's Financial Institutions And Markets In The South Pacific, Te'o I. J. Fairbairn

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Elspeth A. Young's Review Of J. C. Altman's Hunter-Gatherers Today: An Aboriginal Economy In North Australia, Elspeth A. Young Mar 1989

Elspeth A. Young's Review Of J. C. Altman's Hunter-Gatherers Today: An Aboriginal Economy In North Australia, Elspeth A. Young

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


U.S. Administration And Prospects For Economic Self-Sufficiency: A Comparison Of Guam And Select Areas Of Micronesia, Larry W. Mayo Jul 1988

U.S. Administration And Prospects For Economic Self-Sufficiency: A Comparison Of Guam And Select Areas Of Micronesia, Larry W. Mayo

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Eugene Ogan's Review Of Raymond Goodman, Charles Lepani, And David Morawetz's The Economy Of Papua New Guinea: An Independent Review, Eugene Ogan Jul 1988

Eugene Ogan's Review Of Raymond Goodman, Charles Lepani, And David Morawetz's The Economy Of Papua New Guinea: An Independent Review, Eugene Ogan

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Temporary Townsfolk? Siwai Migrants In Urban Papua New Guinea, John Connell Jul 1988

Temporary Townsfolk? Siwai Migrants In Urban Papua New Guinea, John Connell

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Eugene Ogan's Review Of Olga Gostin's Cash Cropping, Catholicism, And Change: Resettlement Among The Kuni Of Papua, Eugene Ogan Mar 1988

Eugene Ogan's Review Of Olga Gostin's Cash Cropping, Catholicism, And Change: Resettlement Among The Kuni Of Papua, Eugene Ogan

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


A General Survey Of The Experiences Of Some Less-Developed Countries (Ldcs) Under The Structural Adjustment Programme (Sap), O. J. Nnanna Dec 1987

A General Survey Of The Experiences Of Some Less-Developed Countries (Ldcs) Under The Structural Adjustment Programme (Sap), O. J. Nnanna

Economic and Financial Review

This paper is a review of the impact of Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP) on the economies of ten less developed countries (LDCs). It analysed the performance of some selected macroeconomic variables both before and after SAP was adopted in the selected countries. Based on available data, the several and collective lesson of experience confirmed that the impact of SAP varied not only amongst countries, but also within the various sectors in the same economic entity. Overall, it may be concluded that the broad theoretical objective of SAP was achieved mainly on the external sectors of the countries surveyed, while it …


Common Currency For The West African Sub-Region: Prospects For Nigeria, N. E. Ogbe Dec 1987

Common Currency For The West African Sub-Region: Prospects For Nigeria, N. E. Ogbe

Economic and Financial Review

An important element of the economic integration process in West Africa is the achievement of monetary co-operation which can take various forms such as the clearing house mechanism, European Monetary System Model, Parallel Union Currency Model and Common Currency Area. The paper traced the efforts by ECOW AS at evolving monetary co-operation and also analysed the prospects for Nigeria of a common currency in the West African sub-region. The paper identified and discussed the costs and benefits of a common currency to member nations, especially Nigeria. The costs include loss of autonomy by individual governments in major areas of monetary …


Craig J. Severance's Review Of James G. Peoples's Island In Trust: Culture Change And Dependence In A Micronesian Economy, Craig J. Severance Sep 1987

Craig J. Severance's Review Of James G. Peoples's Island In Trust: Culture Change And Dependence In A Micronesian Economy, Craig J. Severance

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Joint Venture Rice Production In The Solomon Islands: The Inner Workings Of Dependent Development, Sonia P. Juvik Jul 1987

Joint Venture Rice Production In The Solomon Islands: The Inner Workings Of Dependent Development, Sonia P. Juvik

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Vol. 10 No. 2 (1987): Pacific Studies Front Matter, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies Mar 1987

Vol. 10 No. 2 (1987): Pacific Studies Front Matter, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …


Vol. 10 No. 1 (1986): Pacific Studies Front Matter, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies Oct 1986

Vol. 10 No. 1 (1986): Pacific Studies Front Matter, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …


Vol. 10 No. 1 (1986): Pacific Studies Full Issue, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies Oct 1986

Vol. 10 No. 1 (1986): Pacific Studies Full Issue, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …


An Appraisal Of Public Sector Financing Of Agricultural Development In Africa With Particular Reference To Nigeria, J. O. Osakwe, M. O. Ojo Jun 1986

An Appraisal Of Public Sector Financing Of Agricultural Development In Africa With Particular Reference To Nigeria, J. O. Osakwe, M. O. Ojo

Economic and Financial Review

The paper discusses, largely using Nigeria as a case study, three sets of issues relating to public sector role in agricultural financing. First, it takes an overview of the agricultural situation in African countries in general and in Nigeria in particular in the last twenty years and suggests the critical factors that should guide government activities for agricultural financing in the light of the general structure of agricultural production. Second, it identifies the types and magnitudes of government assistance in agricultural financing in Nigeria and finally it discusses some of the main problems surrounding the efforts of the government in …


Population, Migration, And Problems Of Atoll Development In The South Pacific, John Connell Mar 1986

Population, Migration, And Problems Of Atoll Development In The South Pacific, John Connell

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Employment And Household Economy In A Micronesian Village, James G. Peoples Mar 1986

Employment And Household Economy In A Micronesian Village, James G. Peoples

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Terence E. Hays' Review Of Bruce Carrad, David A. M. Lea, And Kundapen K. Talyaga's Enga: Foundations For Development, Terence E. Hays Sep 1984

Terence E. Hays' Review Of Bruce Carrad, David A. M. Lea, And Kundapen K. Talyaga's Enga: Foundations For Development, Terence E. Hays

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Basic Needs, Inflation, And The Poor Of Egypt, 1970-1980, Myrette Ahmed El Sokkari Jul 1984

Basic Needs, Inflation, And The Poor Of Egypt, 1970-1980, Myrette Ahmed El Sokkari

Faculty Books

The aim of the study is to see how the poor have fared over the 1970's: to evaluate whether their welfare improved or worsened. The cost of the private consumption goods will be estimated over the period of 1970-1982 using detailed information on the cost of food, clothing, and shelter for both urban and rural areas.


Vol. 10 No. 2 (1987): Pacific Studies Full Issue, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies Apr 1984

Vol. 10 No. 2 (1987): Pacific Studies Full Issue, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …


The United Nations Development Program In Egypt, Luciano Cappelletti Jan 1984

The United Nations Development Program In Egypt, Luciano Cappelletti

Faculty Book Chapters

Egypt has been and continues to be one of the major recipients of development assistance in the third world, yet very little effort has been made to assess the overall impact of this aid on Egypt A symposium was held on December 10th and 11th, 1983 in Oriental Hall at the American University in Cairo, organized by Cairo Papers in Social Science with financial support from the Cairo Office of the Ford Foundation. Egyptian government ministers, officials from representative donors and scholars experienced in development were invited to make formal presentations to the symposium. The essays presented in this issue …


An Evaluation Of The Chinese Economy 1949-1972, Gerald Green May 1972

An Evaluation Of The Chinese Economy 1949-1972, Gerald Green

Business and Economics Honors Papers

This 46 page thesis examines trends within the economy of China, focusing on the Five Year Plans, advances in agriculture and industry, and factors influencing economic growth.


Special Drawing Rights And Their Implications For Domestic And External Finance, Central Bank Of Nigeria Cbn Jun 1970

Special Drawing Rights And Their Implications For Domestic And External Finance, Central Bank Of Nigeria Cbn

Economic and Financial Review

The need to create the new international monetary asset called Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) arose largely from the widening gap between the volume of world trade and the means of financing it (that is, international monetary reserves). Special Drawing Rights are 'paper gold', transferable among the participating countries who are committed to accept them in exchange for convertible currencies.


15 Years Of Economic Development In The U.A.R., Hermann F. Kroeger Dec 1968

15 Years Of Economic Development In The U.A.R., Hermann F. Kroeger

Archived Theses and Dissertations

An appraisal of the economic development of the U.A.R. with particular consideration to changes in its economic strucure during the period from 1952 to 1967.