Land, Custom and Practice in the South Pacific (Cambridge Asia-Pacific Studies)

ISBN 10: 0521030714 ISBN 13: 9780521030717

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, 2007

Inhaltsangabe

This book argues that in the South Pacific Islands, land formerly held by community groups under traditional forms of tenure is now often being privatized. The authors present case studies from four countries, and examine parallels from other regions experiencing comparable socio-economic forces.

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Críticas:

"This book has a great deal to offer students of land tenure and of the Pacific Islands....the series will form an important resource for comparativists." Eugene Ogan, American Anthropologist

Reseña del editor:

Land tenure arrangements are intimately linked with the organization of society, the economy, political structures and geography. In the South Pacific Islands the majority of land is held by community groups under 'customary' or 'traditional' forms of tenure. This book argues that land formerly held in common is now often controlled and used exclusively by individuals or nuclear families - it is being privatized. Detailed case studies demonstrate these trends in Western Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu and Fiji. Parallels are noted from Asia, Europe and Africa, where comparable forces of commercialization, individualization and socio-political change have brought comparable results. The denial of these trends by policy makers in the region reflects an interest in maintaining the image of traditionalism and its associated status and power. The divergence between rhetoric and reality creates dilemmas for many Pacific Islanders and their leaders.

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• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0521030714
• ISBN 13: 9780521030717
• Einband: Rústica
• Anzahl der Seiten: 308
• Herausgeber: Ward R. Gerard