Law and order in a weak state : crime and politics in Papua New Guinea /
Twenty-five years after independence, Papua New Guinea is beset by social, economic, and political problems: poverty and inequality, a young and expanding population, a stagnant economy, corruption, and rising crime. This book examines these problems of order in light of Papua New Guinea's rema...
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| Formato: | Licensed eBooks |
| Idioma: | inglês |
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Honolulu :
Center for Pacific Islands Studies, School of Hawaiian, Asian, and Pacific Studies, University of Hawai'i Press
©2001.
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| Colecção: | Pacific islands monograph series ;
no. 17. |
| Acesso em linha: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt6wr4kz |
Sumário:
- Frontmatter
- Editor's Note
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- Chapter 2. Order in Papua New Guinea: A Historical Overview
- Chapter 3. Perspectives on Crime and Disorder
- Chapter 4. Rot Bilong Raskol: Passing through Crime
- Chapter 5. The Politics of Mining Security
- Chapter 6. Fighting and Votes: Violence, Security, and the 1992 National Elections
- Chapter 7. From Disintegration to Reintegration?
- Notes
- References
- Index