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1 online resource (xii, 205 pages) : map |
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Note |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ANU, viewed April 7, 2014). |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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. |
Access |
Open Access EbpS |
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 |
Language |
English. |
Subject |
Constitutional law -- Fiji.
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Fiji -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
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Fiji -- Economic conditions.
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Droit constitutionnel -- Fidji.
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Australasia, Oceania and other land areas.
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Elections and referenda.
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Fiji.
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Melanesia.
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Oceania.
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Political activism.
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Political structure and processes.
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Politics and government.
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Revolutionary groups and movements.
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Society and social sciences Society and social sciences.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Constitutions.
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Constitutional law
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Economic history
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Politics and government
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Fiji https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJmdwRTwxhYwgKWpwd8jYP
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Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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Indexed Term |
Elections |
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Political history |
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Fiji |
Added Author |
Lal, Brij V., editor.
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Other Form: |
1-922144-62-2 |
ISBN |
9781922144638 (pdf) |
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1922144630 (pdf) |
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9781922144621 (print) |
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1922144622 (print) |
Standard No. |
AU@ 000050205948 |
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AU@ 000050767228 |
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GBVCP 865754047 |
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AU@ 000060581855 |
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GBVCP 1008657956 |
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AU@ 000051593865 |
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