Updates papers

These papers have been presented at APSEG's Pacific and Papua New Guinea Updates. Click on the highlighted title to download the paper in pdf format.

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Selected papers are published in full in the Pacific Economic Bulletin.

Papua New Guinea

21 May 2004 - Papua New Guinea Update, Sydney (co-hosted with the Lowy Institute for International Policy)

PNG economic survey: transforming good luck into policies for long-term growth
Satish Chand, Director, Pacific Policy Project, Crawford School of Economics and Government, The Australian National University

Public sector reform in PNG
Denis Ives, former Public Service Commissioner and Consultant to the World Bank and AusAID

Political Integrity and the Search for Stability: Implications of the Organic Law on Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates 2001 for Political Stability in Papua New Guinea
Louise Baker, The Australian National University

Putting the Enhanced Cooperation Package to the Test
Craig Sugden, Director, Focus Economics

3 May 2004 - Pacific Business, Melbourne (co-hosted with the ANZ Banking Group)
5 May 2004 - Samoa, Tonga and Solomon Islands, Canberra

Update - Samoa economy
Amaramo Sialaoa, KVA Consult, Apia

Tonga - Economic outlook and associated reform efforts
Caroline Tupoulahi-Fusimalohi, Director, Central Planning Department, Kingdom of Tonga

Solomon Islands - The challenge of development
Satish Chand, Director, Pacific Policy Project, Crawford School of Economics and Government, The Australian National University

'Offshoring' opportunities for the South Pacific
Bob Lyon, Managing Director, Pacific and Personal Banking Asia, ANZ Banking Group

Politics matter: governance, oversight and the case of Air Vanuatu
Michael Morgan, Crawford School of Economics and Government, The Australian National University

Papua New Guinea Updates November/December 2003 (Port Moresby, Kimbe, Mt Hagen, Canberra)

Satish Chand, PNG economic survey: some weak signs of recovery

Craig Sugden, The impact of aid on development

Peter Larmour, National Integrity Systems

Denis Ives, Public sector reform in Papua New Guinea

Vicki Luker, HIV/AIDS in Papua New Guinea

Peter Kora, Small and medium-sized enterprises in Papua New Guinea

Brown Bai, Performance of major export commodities and their future prospects

Tonga Update, 28 October 2003 (Nuku'alofa)

Satish Chand, The Tonga economy

Peter Larmour, Institutional transfer and aid delivery

Teuea Toatu, From institutions to governance - getting the governance structure right for optimal economic performance

Samoa Update, 23 October 2003 (Apia)

Iutisone Salevao, Reinventing government as a friend of the people: common law and equity, legislation and the Constitution

Peter Larmour, Institutional transfer and aid delivery

Teuea Toatu, From institutions to governance - getting the governance structure right for optimal economic performance

Solomon Islands Update, 25 August 2003 (Canberra)

Satish Chand, The development challenge in Solomon Islands

Ellie Wainright, Our Failing Neighbour: Australia and the f uture of Solomon Islands (ASPI Policy Report)

Pacific Islands Update, 21 March 2003 (Sydney)

Satish Chand, Economic trends in the Pacific island countries

Ron Duncan, Governance in the Pacific

Liz Petersen and Michael Pretes, Rethinking fisheries policy in the Pacific: a trust funds approach

Aivu Tauvasa, Promoting investment in the Pacific islands: challenges and perceptions

Teuea Toatu, The institutional framework of economic development

Kiribati

Public Service Office, Public service reform in Kiribati , June 2001

Solomon Islands

Gordon D'Arcy Lilo, Hard times ahead? issues and reform in Solomon Islands public finance , June 2000

John Naitoro, Solomon Islands conflict: demands for historical rectification and restorative justice , June 2000

Joses Tuhanuku, Solomon Islands - on the crossroad and in need of the wisdom of King Solomon , June 2000

Rence Sore, Why Solomon Islands must save its 'nationhood' , June 2000

Vanuatu

The Hon. Sela Molisa, Welcome speech , July 2002

Paul B McGuire, Microfinance in Vanuatu: institutions and policy , June 2000

Russell Nari, Comprehensive reform program in the Republic of Vanuatu: a major challenge, through the eyes of a ni-Vanuatu , June 2000

Other resources

South Pacific working papers
Studies online
Pacific Economic Bulletin Policy Dialogue papers