Passage of Change : : Law, Society and Governance in the Pacific / / edited by Anita Jowitt, Tess Newton Cain.
Numerous issues face Pacific states trying to find their way in the early 21st century. Countries are striving to secure the benefits of modernisation. Governance, law and order are needed to reach such a goal, but development cannot be at the price of culture or the environment. The question of how...
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