Understanding reform in Papua New Guinea

Pacific Economic Bulletin

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 118-133

  Kavanamur, David ^a   Okole, Henry ^b   Manning, Michael ^c   Levantis, Theodore ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA   (Papua New Guinea)

^b Caribbean and Pacific Group of States   (Belgium)

^c Institute of National Affairs   (Papua New Guinea)

^d NATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLITICAL REFORM; REFORM PROCESS;

MELANESIA; OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; WORLD;

EID: 20844450915     PISSN: 08178038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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