Papua New Guinea: The Struggle for Development(Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia)

Series: Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia

Papua New Guinea is the first book to explore the economic development of this socially complex, rapidly changing nation. Subjects discussed include: * rapid economic growth and political conflict * civil war on the island of Bougainville * population growth and urbanisation * mining: gold, copper and environmental conflicts * uneven development and social divisions.