Globalisation and Governance in the Pacific Islands: State, Society and Governance in Melanesia

Description

Globalisation and Governance in the Pacific Islands; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Keynote Address -- From Neo-Liberalism to the New Medievalism; 2. Treading Water in Rapids? Non-Governmental Organisations and Resistance to Neo-Liberalism in Pacific Island States; Introduction; Global civil society challenges to neo-liberalism; Neo-liberal reform and civil society resistance in the Pacific region; Recent NGO challenges to Pacific governments and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat; NGO constraints and challenges; References. Globalisation and Governance in the Pacific Islands Table of Contents Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Keynote Address -- From Neo-Liberalism to the New Medievalism 2. Treading Water in Rapids? Non-Governmental Organisations and Resistance to Neo-Liberalism in Pacific Island States Introduction Global civil society challenges to neo-liberalism Neo-liberal reform and civil society resistance in the Pacific region Recent NGO challenges to Pacific governments and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat NGO constraints and challenges References. 3. Regionalism and Cultural Identity: Putting the Pacific back into the planThe plan The process The content of the plan and culture Making culture central to the plan: building on the past The difficulties of integrating culture Culture and regionalism: a strategy Conclusion References Labour Migration 4. Migration, Dependency and Inequality in the Pacific: Old Wine in Bigger Bottles? (Part 1) An economic context A population context? Internal migration International migration A rationale Remittances. 5. Migration, Dependency and Inequality in the Pacific: Old Wine in Bigger Bottles? (Part 2)Selectivity and skilled migration Outcome of skill loss Return migration A policy context? Conclusion: the outward urge References (Parts 1 and 2) 6. Globalisation, New Labour Migration and Development in Fiji Introduction Globalisation and transnational migration Dimensions of international migration International migration and development Migration trends in Oceania The changing nature of labour migration in Fiji 1. Mass immigration phase (1879-1920 and 1920-36). 2. Permanent labour migration phase (since 1970)3. Temporary labour migration phase (since the early 1990s) Fiji's international peacekeeping 4. Contemporary immigration Remittances in Fiji Migration and development in Fiji Conclusion References 7. 'Tonga Only Wants Our Money': The children of Tongan migrants The sustainability of remittances Investigating second-generation transnationalism Piloting the 'Tongan ties' project More migration as a solution? Conclusion References 8. Labour Mobility in the Pacific: Creating seasonal work programs in Australia Introduction. Remittances and Pacific developmentLabour mobility and trade negotiations The growing importance of remittances Case study: Iraq Social impacts Remittances and development Modelling seasonal work schemes in Australia Seasonal work and horticulture -- Australia and the world Canada's Seasonal Agricultural Workers' Program Labour mobility from the Pacific Requirements for effective seasonal workers' schemes Labour rights and working conditions Recruitment and government regulation Addressing social impacts on families Information and community support.