Islands of Turmoil
Elections and Politics in Fiji
Authored by: Brij V. LalPlease read Conditions of use before downloading the formats.
Description
“It is not so much whether things are not as bad as they ought to be or could have been. It is, rather, whether things could have been much better”.
By rights, the island nation of Fiji should be thriving. It is easily the most developed country in the South Pacific; it is a hub for regional transportation and communication links, the home of international diplomatic, educational and aid organisations, with a talented multiethnic population. Yet, since its independence it has suffered two military coups in 1987 and an attempted putsch in 2000, resulting in strained institutions, and disrupted improvements to essential infrastructure, and to educational, social and medical services.
Details
- ISBN (print):
- 9780731537518
- ISBN (online):
- 9781920942755
- Publication date:
- Aug 2006
- Imprint:
- ANU Press
- DOI:
- http://doi.org/10.22459/IT.08.2006
- Co-publisher:
- Asia Pacific Press
- Disciplines:
- Arts & Humanities: Cultural Studies, History; Social Sciences: Politics & International Studies
- Countries:
- Pacific: Fiji
PDF Chapters
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- The road to independence 1874–1970 (PDF, 195KB)
- Continuity and change (PDF, 179KB)
- Things fall apart (PDF, 214KB)
- Back from the abyss (PDF, 178KB)
- Rabuka’s republic (PDF, 188KB)
- Charting a new course (PDF, 187KB)
- A time to change (PDF, 197KB)
- George Speight’s coup (PDF, 170KB)
- In George Speight’s shadow (PDF, 186KB)
- Reflections (PDF, 150KB)
- Postscript (PDF, 150KB)
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