Papua New Guinea: The Struggle for Development

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Routledge, 1997 - 354 pages
Papua New Guinea is the first book to explore the economic development of this socially complex, rapidly changing nation. Subjects discussed include:
* rapid economic growth and political conflict
* civil war on the island of Bougainville
* population growth and urbanisation
* mining: gold, copper and environmental conflicts
* uneven development and social divisions.

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About the author (1997)

Connell is Professor of Geography and Head of the School of Geosciences at the University of Sydney.

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