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Policy making and implementation [electronic resource] : studies from Papua New Guinea / edited by R.J. May.

Summary:

"This volume, which brings together a number of Papua New Guinean and Australian-based scholars and practitioners with deep familiarity of policy making in Papua New Guinea, examines the record of policy making and implementation in Papua New Guinea since independence. It reviews the history of public sector reform in Papua New Guinea, and provides case studies of policy making and implementation in a number of areas, including the economy, agriculture, mineral development, health, education, lands, environment, forestry, decentralization, law and order, defence, women and foreign affairs, privatization, and AIDS."--Publisher's description.

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Record details

  • ISBN: 1921536691
  • ISBN: 9781921536694
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource
  • Publisher: Acton, A.C.T. : ANU E Press, 2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction / R.J. May -- Explaining public sector reform failure: Papua New Guinea 1975-2001 / Mark Turner and David Kavanamur -- Public sector reform since 2001 / R.J. May -- Part 1. Sectoral studies. Economic policy making / Satish Chand and Charles Yala -- Policy making in agriculture / Bob McKillop, R. Michael Bourke and Valentine Kambori -- A short history of mineral development policies in Papua New Guinea, 1972-2002 / Colin Filer and Benedict Imbun -- Policy making in health / Jane Thomason and Pascoe Kase -- Formulating and implementing education policy / Richard Guy -- Lands policy / Tony Power and Oswald Tolopa -- Environment and conservation policy and implementation / David Mowbray and John Duguman -- Forest sector policy making and implementation / Hartmut Holzknecht and Martin Golman -- Policy making on decentralization / R.J. May -- Thirty years of law and order policy and practice: trying to do 'too much, too badly, with too little'? / Sinclair Dinnen -- Policy making in defence / James Laki and R.J. May -- Women, policy making and development / Anne Dickson-Waiko -- Foreign policy making / Edward P. Wolfers and Bill Dihm -- Part 2. Policy case studies. The 1997-98 drought in Papua New Guinea: failure of policy or triumph of the citizenry? / Bryant J. Allen and R. Michael Bourke -- Privatization policy in Papua New Guinea / Timothy Curtin -- Policy making on AIDS, to 2000 / John Ballard and Clement Malau.
Source of Description Note:
Print version record.
Subject: Policy sciences.
Papua New Guinea > Politics and government.
Genre: Electronic books.