The rough global tide and political storm in Fiji call for swimming hard and fast but with a different stroke

Pacific Economic Bulletin

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 1-23

  Mahadevan, Renuka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 70350130567     PISSN: 08178038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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