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Power, pork and patronage: Decentralisation and the politicisation of the development budget in Papua New Guinea [PDF]
This paper examines a number of recent empirical studies of local-level decision-making in relation to development planning and, especially, the allocation of state development funds in Papua New Guinea.
Matthew Allen, Zahid Hasnain
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The COVID-19 pandemic erupted just as the government was beginning to implement wide-ranging fiscal, foreign exchange, structural, and governance measures under a Staff-Monitored Program (SMP).
James Stiefvater
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Secondary social science teacher training in Papua New Guinea and secondary social studies teacher training in New Zealand : a comparative study : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters in Education at Massey University [PDF]
This thesis is presented in a form of a report on a comparative documentary survey of secondary social science teacher training in Papua New Guinea and secondary social studies teacher training in New Zealand.
André, Elisabeth, Rist, Thomas
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Papua New Guinea (PNG) has the highest malaria transmission outside of Africa. Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) are believed to have helped to reduce average malaria prevalence in PNG from 16% in 2008 to 1% in 2014.
Rebecca Vinit+14 more
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There is global concern about tropical forest degradation, in part, because of the associated loss of biodiversity. Communities and indigenous people play a fundamental role in tropical forest management and are often efficient at preventing forest ...
Z. Buřivalová+6 more
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Infrastructure expansion challenges sustainable development in Papua New Guinea
The island of New Guinea hosts the third largest expanse of tropical rainforest on the planet. Papua New Guinea—comprising the eastern half of the island—plans to nearly double its national road network (from 8,700 to 15,000 km) over the next three years,
M. Alamgir+9 more
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Psychiatry in Papua New Guinea [PDF]
Papua New Guinea is an independent commonwealth in the South Pacific, lying just north of Australia and sharing its western border with Indonesia. The population of Papua New Guinea is 5.2 million, of whom 87% live in rural areas (2000 census) (National Statistics Office, 2003).
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A Study of Climate Variability in Papua New Guinea
This Papua New Guinea is nearly tropical and we get rain in almost all seasons. But over the past few decades, it was observed that climate is changing considerably.
Lae, P. Guinea
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