Globalisation, Economic Development and Alternative Sustainable Livelihoods in the

Indo-Pacific Region

Simon Foale

Health II: Life expectancy against per capita income, 2006

Health: Infant mortality against per capita income 2006

Education: total adult literacy against income, 2000

Alby Kilo and his vanilla – Ware Is.

Overgrown coconut plantation, Naluwaluwali, April 05

Newly cleared plantation, July 05 (M. Fabinyi photo)

Commercial agriculture:

Copra presently subject to price variation

As is vanilla

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http://farmsubsidy.org/

http://www.tradewatch.org.au/

http://www.tni.org/

Mark Schwarz

Lihir, PNG

Chris Gregory:

Tubers -> redistribution

Rice -> accumulation

Failed EU snapper fishing project, Solomon Islands, 1990s

Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu

1418

Very low human population densities (/km2)

280

117

(1000)

(Java)

Tikopia

West te Nggano

Kokota

Vulolo

Siesie

Susuka

Weather Coast

Babatana

Tepazaka

East Kolombangara

Japuana

NDovele

Longgu

Arosi South

North Rendova

Wagina

Japuana

Gizo

Banika

Langlanga

SikaianaWest Baegu/Fataleka

South east Gela

North Ranongga

West Ulawa

Areas Outside 5 Kilometer Buffer

Ward Population Density

0- 11

10 - 20

21 - 50

51 - 100

101 - 150

151 +

Graciosa Bay

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/48/131232813_3bbfd063c3.jpg

June 2000: militia coup

April 2006: riots and burning of ChinatownApril 2006: RAMSI

-

100,000

200,000

300,000

400,000

500,000

600,000

700,000

800,000

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

SBD

'000

.

T imber products Palm products Gold Fish products Other

Post-coup: governance of the forestry sector disintegrated

No govt

1. Culture (incl gender relations)

2. History

3. Politics

4. Geography

5. Demography

6. Money = development = well-being??