The Political Economy of Economic Reform in the Pacific

Full Report

Ron Duncan

• Publisher: Asian Development Bank
• Year: 2011
• Print ISBN: 9789290923138
• eBook ISBN: 9789290923510
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Economics
• Subtopic: International Economics
• Index: Economics

Examining the political economy of the Pacific island countries within different disciplinary frameworks, this report discusses success factors behind economic reform and investigates how politics, economics, and culture can interact to discourage change, lead to poor governance and growth, and encourage corruption. It also presents ways in which the Asian Development Bank and other development partners can use this knowledge to provide more effective assistance to its Pacific developing member countries.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Foreword
• Abbreviations
• List of Contributors
• 1 The Political Economy of Economic Reform—by Ron Duncan
• 2 An Overview of the Research on the Political Economy of Reform in the Pacific—by Ron Duncan
• 3 A Political Economy Analysis of the Customary Land Tenure Reforms in Papua New Guinea—by Charles Yala
• 4 Telecommunication Regulatory Reforms and the Credibility Problem: Case Studies from Papua New Guinea and Tonga—by Siope V. ‘Ofa
• 5 Political Economy and Championing Reforms in the Cook Islands and Samoa—by Emele S. Duituturaga
• 6 Presidential Perspectives on Political Economy in Micronesia—by Giff Johnson and Ben Graham
• 7 Governance Reform in the Public Sector in Pacific Island Countries: Understanding How Culture Matters—by Roderick Duncan
• 8 Achieving Revenue Reform in the Pacific: Taking Revenue Policy and Administration Advice from Intent to Reality—by Margaret Cotton
• 9 Island Parties: How Has Political Instability Impacted on Regulatory Quality in the South Pacific?—by Aaron Batten
• 10 Timor-Leste: Change, Stagnation, and Questions of Political Economy —by Rod Nixon
• 11 How Pervasive is Clientelist Politics in the Pacific?—by Ron Duncan and Graham Hassall
• 12 The Political Economy of Logging in Solomon Islands—by Matthew Allen
• 13 The Atrophied State: A Supply-Side Perspective on Politician “Slush Funds” in Western Melanesia—by John Fraenkel
• 14 Aid, Dutch Disease, and the Pacific—by Jonathan Gouy
• 15 The Political Economy of Sugar Rents in Fiji—by Satish Chand