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Savings, investment and financial development in Fiji : an econometric analysis : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Applied Economics at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
The vital role of savings, investment and financial sector development in the growth process has been at the heart of economic policy reforms in many developing countries.
Edmonds, Fiona
core  

Reconciling Ethnicity and Nation: Contending Discourses in Fiji's Consitutional Reform [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
The process of Fiji’s recent constitutional reform highlighted the dilemma of reconciling a principle of indigenous Fijian paramountcy with an imperative to shape a multiethnic nation for which non-Fijian, particularly Indian, contributions have long ...
Norton, Robert
core   +2 more sources

Factors influencing the prioritisation of access to medicines in trade‐related intellectual property policymaking in Thailand

open access: yesThe Journal of World Intellectual Property, Volume 27, Issue 3, Page 532-562, November 2024.
Abstract Thailand is facing ongoing trade‐related challenges that threaten access to an affordable and sustainable supply of medicines. Despite Thailand's history of balancing trade pressures and public health priorities, little is known about the factors that enable or constrain a focus on access to medicines in trade‐related intellectual property (IP)
Brigitte Tenni   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘Short views’ on Fiji coups fail to answer key media questions

open access: yesPacific Journalism Review, 2010
The first premier of the People’s Republic of China, Zhou Enlai (1949-1976), when asked about the impact of the late eighteenth century French Revolution, supposedly responded that it was too early to tell. Apocryphal or not, his ‘long view’ always needs
Scott MacWilliam
doaj   +1 more source

Accounting and accountability in Fiji: A review and synthesis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This paper reviews accounting and accountability research in Fiji. The review is based on 41 papers which were published in accounting refereed journals, professional journals, edited book chapters and thesis and other refereed journals outside ...
Sharma, Umesh Prasad
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Challenging colonial logics of habit in Australiaʼs economic statecraft with Pacific Islands

open access: yesAsia &the Pacific Policy Studies, Volume 11, Issue 3, September 2024.
Abstract When Australia deploys tools of statecraft in attempts to develop influence with Pacific Island neighbours, inherent colonial legacies exist which are not always recognised, but ultimately affect relationships. We examine Australian economic tools of statecraft applied to migration, trade and development aid, and how a colonial ‘logic of habit’
Maima Koro, Henrietta McNeill
wiley   +1 more source

POLITICAL JOURNALISM: Fiji media regulation: Emerging from ‘worst of times’ to ‘best of times’?

open access: yesPacific Journalism Review, 2015
A tragic result of the repressive media environment in Fiji has been a huge brain drain within the industry. Many of the best and experienced media workers have left or been forced out.
Ricardo Morris
doaj   +1 more source

Micro‐Engineered Heart Tissues On‐Chip with Heterotypic Cell Composition Display Self‐Organization and Improved Cardiac Function

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, Volume 13, Issue 18, July 17, 2024.
Realistic in vitro cardiac models are needed to improve disease modeling, drug screening, and safety pharmacology. In this study, an innovative heart‐on‐chip platform featuring engineered heart tissues is developed. Endothelial cells and smooth muscle cells enhance cardiomyocyte functional performance, and, through a self‐organization process ...
Carla Cofiño‐Fabres   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adapting postcolonial societies: two case studies from the Pacific island region [PDF]

open access: yesIsland Studies Journal, 2016
Sovereign Pacific island states attract little attention from the great powers. They achieved independence peacefully, mostly from the United Kingdom, and have generally maintained functional democratic societies.
Adrien Rodd
doaj  

When the barking stopped: Censorship, self-censorship and spin in Fiji

open access: yesPacific Journalism Review, 2013
After four military coups in 20 years, Fiji is poised to return to democracy in elections promised for 2014.  An emergency decree placing censors in newsrooms was lifted in January 2012, but with domestic media gagged by lawsuits and Fiji Television ...
Robert A. Hooper
doaj   +1 more source

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