Land, custom, and practice in the South Pacific /

Land, custom, and practice in the South Pacific /

Land tenure arrangements are intimately linked with the organization of society, the economy, political structures and geography. In the South Pacific Islands the majority of land is held by community groups under 'customary' or 'traditional' forms of tenure. This book argues tha...

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Other Authors: Ward, R. Gerard (Editor), Kingdon, Elizabeth, 1949- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1995.
Series:Cambridge Asia-Pacific studies.
Subjects:
Land tenure > Islands of the Pacific.
Land tenure > Oceania.
Islands of the Pacific > Social conditions.
Oceania > Social conditions.
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Land Use and Tenure: Some Comparisons / R. Gerard Ward and Elizabeth Kingdon
  • 2. Land Tenure in the Pacific Islands / R. Gerard Ward and Elizabeth Kingdon
  • 3. Breathing Spaces: Customary Land Tenure in Vanuatu / Margaret Rodman
  • 4. From Corporate to Individual Land Tenure in Western Samoa / J. Tim O'Meara
  • 5. Right and Privilege in Tongan Land Tenure / Kerry James
  • 6. Land, Law and Custom: Diverging Realities in Fiji / R. Gerard Ward
  • 7. Beyond the Breathing Space / Anthony Hooper and R. Gerard Ward.

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