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Land Reform in Melanesia [PDF]
, 2008 Neo-classical economists have repeatedly called for the reform of land tenure arrangements in the independent states of Melanesia on the grounds that the customary ownership of land in those countries is a critical barrier to economic growth.
Allen, Matthew
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State, Society and Governance in Melanesia Project: review 1995-1998
, 1998 The State, Society and Governance in Melanesia Project is an outstanding example of collaboration between university and government sectors. The Project was conceived in December 1994 when Pacific Islands specialists in the Research School of Pacific and
Dinnen, Sinclair +2 more
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Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.Abstract Body procurement at The University of Sydney has a long history. Anatomy legislation (1881 Anatomy Act) modeled on the British Anatomy Act 1832 legalized procurement of unclaimed bodies from public institutions for anatomical dissection at licensed Schools of Anatomy, effectively conferring the University of Sydney an exclusive license until ...
Rebekah A. Jenkin, Kevin A. Keay
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The emergent middle classes in Timor-Leste and Melanesia: conceptual issues and developmental significance [PDF]
, 2015 The concept of an emerging middle class provides a useful entry point for understanding significant developmental and political transformations in Timor-Leste and Melanesia and is important for informing development policies.
John Cox, Julien Barbara, Michael Leach
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Tuberculosis in Solomon Islands: why declining case notifications may not reflect true incidence
Western Pacific Surveillance and ResponseInterpretation of tuberculosis (TB) surveillance data in Solomon Islands between 2016 and 2022 should be informed by local conditions, including pandemic disruptions in contact tracing. The TB surveillance data recently reported by Yanagawa et al.
Dylan M Bush +5 more
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Civil society and media: The relevance in Fiji, Tonga and PNG
Pacific Journalism Review, 2001 PNG's Melanesian societies with Polyneasian societies like Tonga and Samoa, which evolved the familiar authoritarian feudal structures, which are always in tension with democratic institutions.
David Lea
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The extension of the taxon cycle model to island plants: insights from the Canarian vascular flora
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Taxon cycle models describe eco‐evolutionary patterns of lineage colonization, diversification, and decline across archipelagos, inferring an important role for competition amongst ecologically similar taxa in driving concurrent niche changes.
José María Fernández‐Palacios +2 more
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Island Melanesia elicitation materials [PDF]
, 2003 The Island Melanesia project was initiated to collect data on the little-known Papuan languages of Island Melanesia, and to explore the origins of and relationships between these languages.
Levinson, S. +4 more
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Pacific Journalism Review, 1996 I believe Papua New Guinea, Melanesia, and the South Pacific are still a long way from utopia. But as we strive for a better future, I'll continue to play my part by contributing to understanding as a cartoonist...
Campion Ohasio
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