Fiji before the storm : elections and the politics of development / Brij V. Lal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lal, Brij V., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional law--Fiji.

Constitutional law.

Fiji--Politics and government--20th century.

Fiji.

Fiji--Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 pages) : maps.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Canberra, Australia : Australian National University E Press, 2012.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

A racially-weighted Constitution, promulgated by decree in 1990, divided the country and invited international condemnation, and the economy suffered from the collapse of institutions of good governance. In 1995, an independent Constitution Review Commission appointed by the Fijian parliament, recommended wide-ranging changes to the Constitution. Its report formed the basis of a new Constitution promulgated, after wide-ranging consultation and debate, in 1997. Two years later, Fiji held a general election under it. This collection of essays looks at the politics and dynamics of that momentous event, and the role of key individuals and institutions in producing an outcome that, a year later, plunged Fiji into its first major crisis of the twenty-first century. The essays look at some of the key political and development issues on the eve of the crisis, but the relevance to the current debates about the nature and meaning of politics in Fiji remains. All the contributors are recognised and longstanding specialists in their fields.

Contents:

Preliminary; Tables and figures; Glossary; Contributors; Acknowledgments; 1. The future of our past; 2. The Fiji islands in transition; 3. A time to change; 4. Understanding the results of the 1999 Fiji elections; 5. Elections and the dilemma of indigenous Fijian political unity; 6. Peripheral visions?; 7. Land, Lome and the Fiji sugar industry; 8. Inshore fisheries development in Fiji; 9. Women and politics in Fiji; 10. Economic challenges facing Fiji before the storm; 11. Madness in May; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CC BY-NC-ND

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 26, 2016).

ISBN:

9781922144638

1922144630

OCLC:

819968708

Publisher Number:

10.26530/OAPEN_459864