Accountability
, xxi, xxiii, xxvi, 68, 88–91, 115, 119, 112, 139, 140–142, 157, 162, 166n18,
Africa, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
, 114
AIDAB/AusAID project cycle
, 101
Alofa (love, compassion, care)
, 19
American Samoa
, 1, 2, 3, 9, 33, 58, 60
Amnesty International
, 61
Ancient Polynesian societies
, 1
Anti-corruption Measures and Codes of Conduct
, 90–93
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
, 16, 58, 93, 106–7, 111–113, 118, 125, 128–132, 147, 159–160,
Associations Incorporation Act 1966
, 51
Auditor-General
, 38, 70, 79, 88, 89, 90, 97, 128, 141, 156, 162,
Australia
, 2, 16, 29–30, 32, 33, 110, 114, 128, 129, 137, 138, 167n32,
Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG)
, 128
Australian Electoral commission
, 143
Australian Public Service Commission
, 128
Capacity development and reform
, 127–129
constitutional reform
, 134–135
public sector reform
, 129–132
reform or innovation
, 132–133
Capital city
, 26, 84, 85, 132
Cardiovascular Disease
, 125
Central government agencies
, 53, 78–79, 113, 127, 133,
Centre for Independent Studies
, 111
Changing Waves and Coasts in Pacific portal (WACOP portal)
, 148
Chiefs – see “traditional governance in PICs”
Chiefs Empowerment Act
, 44
China, People’s Republic of
, 24, 58, 128, 159,
China, Republic of (Taiwan)
, 60, 159,
Chronic Respiratory Diseases
, 125
Citizens’ Constitutional Forum (CCF)
, 111
Civil society, xxii
, 58, 72, 74, 87, 88, 90, 102, 109–111, 116, 119, 138, 145, 148, 158,
Climate change
, 5, 7–8, 68, 76, 137, 140, 143, 145, 147, 148, 152, 160, 162,
Climate Change and Development Authority (PNG)
, 75,
Coalition for National Unity and Rural Advancement (CNURA)
, 63
Colonial impositions
League of Nations and United Nations
, 28–30
non-trusteeship colonies
, 30–31
practice of colonial government
, 24–28
Commission of Inquiry
, 48, 66,
Committee for Development Policy
, 17
Commonwealth Association for Corporate Governance
, 113, 145, 167n43
Commonwealth Local Government Forum
, 113
Pacific Project
, 145
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
, 3, 33, 36, 60
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
, 113
Commonwealth Secretariat
, 128
Comparative regionalism
, 154–155
Confidence vote
, 38, 50, 52, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 71,
Constituency development funds
, 70–71, 87
Constituency performance of parliament
, 69–70
Constitution Planning Committee (CPC)
, 34
Constitutional reform, Constitutional review
, 17, 36, 134–135, 165
Constitutionalism
, xxv, 36–7, 41, 57, 164
Consultants –
, see also “experts“, 109–111
Consultation
, 34, 35, 42, 68, 71, 72, 75, 78, 87, 101, 107, 112, 114, 116, 118, 127, 140, 152, 156, 157, 163, 164
Contemporary policy practice
, 109
Cook Islands
, 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 10, 12, 17, 28, 32, 33, 36, 41, 56, 60, 61, 62, 66, 67, 73, 74, 76, 89, 92, 104, 121, 129, 130, 140,
cabinet manual in
, 75
government
, 130
Council of Regional Organizations of the Pacific (CROP)
, 57, 136, 138–139
agencies
, 103, 110, 133, 140, 141, 148, 150, 154, 156, 162
working groups
, 83, 142–3, 157,
Country Decent Work Programs
, 160
Country Partnership Strategies
, 112
Courts
, xix, 26, 27, 45, 46, 65, 66, 79, 90, 114,
CROP – see Council of Regional Organizations of the Pacific
Federated States of Micronesia
, 1, 3, 9, 14, 15, 33, 39, 40, 42–43, 56, 60, 61, 66, 76, 104, 124,
Fiji
, 1, 3, 8, 14, 15, 17, 34, 39, 41, 48, 54, 61, 62, 66, 68, 69, 76, 77, 78, 81, 89, 91, 92, 94n22, 104, 109, 111, 116, 117, 121, 122, 124, 137, 142, 153, 168n44
Financial vulnerabilities
, 16
Fisheries
, 58, 76, 77, 138, 139, 144, 147, 148, 149, 150,
Forum Economic Ministers’ Meeting (FEMM)
, 126, 140
Forum Fisheries Agency
, 58, 138, 150,
Forum Principles of Accountability
, 89, 140
Forum Principles of Good Leadership
, 89, 140
Framework for Pacific Regionalism (FPR)
, 147, 151–152
France
, 2, 7, 24, 26, 27, 30, 31, 33, 36, 37, 58, 61, 159,
Free Trade Agreement
, 138
French Overseas Territory
, 36
French Polynesia
, 1, 3, 13, 15, 30–31, 33, 36–7,
Narokobi, Bernard
, 18, 152,
National Capital District Commission (NCDC)
, 85
National Coalition for Reform and Advance (NCRA1)
, 63
National Coalition for Reform and Advance (NCRA2)
, 63
National development plans
, 104–109, 106
National Economic and Fiscal Commission (NEFC)
, 86–88
National Goals and Directive Principles
, 108
National Plans, National Planning
, 76, 107, 109, 115, 119, 145,
National Research Institute
, 110
National sovereignty
, 158
National Sustainable Development Plan
, 116
National Transport Consultative Forum
, 54
National Transport Coordinating Committee
, 54
Nauru
, 1, 3, 9, 14, 15, 28, 33, 36, 39, 52, 58, 61, 62, 65, 85, 105, 137,
Networks –
, see also Policy Networks, 48, 54, 57, 58, 72, 109, 113, 114, 115, 127, 128, 131, 132, 139, 142–8, 149, 155, 157, 160,
Netherlands Scientific Council on Government Policy
, 157
New Caledonia
, 1, 7, 15, 29, 30–1, 33, 58, 60, 61, 139,
New Hebrides
, (see also Vanuatu), 24, 26, 27, 40,
New public governance (NPM)
, 55, 81, 132–133
New Zealand
, 2–3, 8, 16, 29–30, 36
Cabinet Manual
, 96n51
Niue
, 1, 3, 8, 9, 30, 33, 60, 61, 66, 78, 105, 130, 147,
Non-traditional villages
, 85
Non-trusteeship colonies
, 30–31
Northern Marianas – see Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
, 1
Number of ministries
, 75–77
Pacific Agreement for Closer Economic Relations (PACER)
, 20n14
Pacific Alliance Leaders Meeting (PALM)
, 114
Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions (PASA)
, 141
Pacific Aviation Safety Office (PASO)
, 138–139
Pacific Blue Continent
, 152
Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC)
, 144
Pacific Developing Member Countries
, 16
Pacific Economic Bulletin
, 166n2
Pacific Economic Partnership Agreement
, 138
Pacific Executive Development Program
, 128
Pacific Financial Technical Assistance Centre (PFTAC)
, 16, 112
Pacific Institute of Governance and leadership
, 128
Pacific Institute of Public Policy (PiPP)
, 110
Pacific Island Countries (PICs)
, 1–2, 24, 38–39, 48, 55, 82–83, 89, 91, 99, 122, 127, 132, 148, 160
average annual income per adult
, 15
culture and public service
, 13
demographics
, 8–9
economy and development
, 13–17
education
, 11–12
as ‘Good States’, as ‘Intelligent States’
, 163–166
health
, 10–11
human development
, 9–10
land
, 3–6
political status
, 33
populations and land size
, 2
public policy discourse in
, 122
religions belief and practice
, 12–13
sea
, 3, 6–8
traditional governance
, 17–20
Pacific Island countries Trade Agreement (PICTA)
, 20n14, 137
Pacific Island Forum Secretariat
, 9
Pacific Island Law Officers’ Network (PILON)
, 144
Pacific Islands
, 83
cultural regions
, 1
Pacific Islands, Australia and New Zealand Electoral Administers Network (PIANZEA)
, 48, 143, 144,
Pacific Islands Association of Non-Government Organizations (PIANGO)
, 111, 144, 158
Pacific Islands Centre for Public Administration (PICPA)
, 128
Pacific Islands Development Forum
, 153
Pacific Islands Development program (PIDP)
, 110
Pacific Islands Forum (PIF)
, 119, 135–136, 139–142
Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS)
, 141, 152
Pacific Islands News Association (PINA)
, 122
Pacific Islands Regional Millennium Development Goals Report (2004)
, 148
Pacific Parliaments network
, 131
Pacific Plan Action Committee
, 150
Pacific Power Association (PPA)
, 138
Pacific regional architecture
, 138
Council of Regional Organizations of Pacific
, 138–139
CROP Working Groups
, 142
monitoring at regional and global levels
, 147–149
pacific community
, 139
Pacific Islands Forum
, 139–142
regional networks
, 142–146
regional policy platforms
, 146–147
University of South Pacific
, 142
Pacific regionalism and policy processes
, 135
comparative regionalism
, 154–155
drivers of regionalism
, 136–138
pacific regional architecture
, 138
pacific regionalism reform
, 149–152
south pacific commission and PIF
, 135–136
threats to regionalism
, 152–154
Pacific regionalism reform
Blue Pacific
, 151–152
Pacific Plan
, 149–151
Pacific Roadmap for Sustainable Development (PRSD)
, 164
Pacific societies
, 1, 11–12, 18
Pacific Studies Series
, 106
Pacific women in Politics
, 96n41
Palau
, 1, 3, 9, 10, 14, 15, 32–33, 36, 43, 60, 61, 65, 105, 116,
Papua New Guinea (PNG)
, 1, 3, 6–8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 19, 25, 28, 33, 34, 36, 47, 51, 56, 61–64, 76, 83, 86, 87, 89, 92, 94n23, 99, 108, 115, 121, 129, 132, 137, 152, 168n44
constitution
, 34, 40, 42, 46, 90
Department of District Administration
, 19
Development Planning
, 105, 108,
Institute of National Affairs
, 110
legal, financial and administration arrangements
, 28, 85–86
legislature and legislative performance
, 59, 60, 66–68, 70,
National Capital District
, 85
National Identity Card Authority
, 54
parliamentary experience
, 64
popular feeling
, 96n50
pre-independence Constituent Assembly
, 36, 40
Paris Declaration and Aid Effectiveness Principles (2005)
, 119–20
Parliament
, see also “Legislature“, xxvi, 40, 58–59, 60, 72, 88, 91, 92, 120, 131–132, 133, 137, 141, 148, 151, 156, 161, 162, 165,
constituency development funds
, 70–71
constituency performance
, 69–70
frequency of general elections and formation of government
, 62–66
legislative performance
, 67–68
parliamentary committees
, 68–69
parliamentary precinct
, 60
sitting days
, 66–67
size
, 59–60
standing orders
, 62, 68, 71, 133,
structure and representation
, 38, 39, 44, 49–52, 60–62
Parliamentary committees of parliament
, 68–69
Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness Principles
, 119–120
Patronage
, 63, 73, 74, 79, 80, 95n32, 113,
Permanent secretaries/director generals/CEOs
, 80–81
PICTA/PA CER/PA CER Plus
, 154
Pitcairn Island
, 1, 8, 9, 33
PNG-Australia Partnership for Development
, 114
Policy actors
, 109
bi-lateral partners
, 114
experts, consultants, and civil society
, 109–111
multi-lateral development partners
, 111–114
Policy discourse and process
, 115–117
Policy monitoring and evaluation
, 120
Paris principles
, 119–120
‘wicked’ policy problems
, 122–127
Policy models and contexts
, 100–103
Policy networks
, 53, 114–115
Policy ownership
, 117–119
Policy transfer
, 37, 82, 102–103
Political accountability
, 88
Political agreements
, 63, 74, 75,
Political economy of public leadership
, 73–74
Political parties & political stability
, 44, 47, 49, 50, 51, 52, 63, 64, 65, 71, 95n30, 96n46, 113,
Politics of ‘Westminster’
, 49–52
Polynesian Leaders Group (PLG)
, 153
Poverty, poverty reduction
, 14–5, 112, 114, 118, 123, 124
President, presidential system
, 37, 38–39, 62, 74–75,
Prime minister/president and cabinet
, 74–75
cabinet manuals
, 75
‘Principal-agent’ problem
, 141
Priority Action Agenda (PAA)
, 116–117
‘Pro-democracy’ movement
, 41
Provincial Government
, 40, 44, 58, 60, 84–88, 96n62, 116, 133,
Public Accounts Committee
, 66, 68, 91, 141,
Public goods
, 26, 74, 80, 90, 99, 149,
Public leadership, political economy of
, 73–74
Public policy
capacity development and reform
, 127–135
discourse in PICs
, 122
monitoring and evaluation
, 25, 55, 75, 100, 101, 120–122, 147–149,
pacific regionalism and policy processes
, 135–157
policy actors
, 109–115
policy discourse and process
, 115–127
policy models and contexts
, 100–103
small states in global era
, 157–163
visions and plans
, 103–109
Public sector
, xxiii, 52–5, 74, 75, 76, 79, 90, 91, 92, 93, 96n54, 103, 128, 130, 107, 112–113, 128–129, 141,
Colonial era
, 28
leadership
, 73, 78, 80, 81, 89, 141, 164,
reform
, 96n54, 129–133, 164
Public service
, 13, 79–80
Public Service Commission
, 38, 74, 76, 78–79, 80, 92,
Public sphere
, xxii, 109, 159, 165,
pule (authority, power)
, 19
Samoa
, 1, 3, 10, 15, 16–17, 19, 28, 29, 33, 44, 45, 49, 56, 58, 61, 62, 63, 89, 105, 112, 128, 161
Electoral Act in
, 49
League of Nations oversight
, 29
Villages
, 19, 85
Samoan Legislative Needs Assessment
, 68–69
Scope of the state
, 37
constitution
, 38–41
democracy, elections, and electoral administration
, 47–49
market or regulatory state
, 55–56
multi-level governance
, 56–58
politics of ‘Westminster’
, 49–52
public sector
, 52–54
role of tradition
, 41–47
Sea in PICs
, 3, 6–7
climate change and sea-level rise
, 6–8, 137,
minerals
, 7
Seabed Minerals Authority
, 7
Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)
, 135–136, 140
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
, 138
Senior appointment processes
, 78
Seventh Day Adventists
, 12
SIDS – See “Small Island Developing States”
Small Island Development States (SIDS)
, 6, 160–161, 164,
SIDS Accelerated Modalities for Action Pathway (SAMOA Pathway)
, 164
Small Islands states (SIS)
, 153
Small states in global era
, 157–160
PICs as ‘Good States’, as ‘Intelligent States’
, 163–166
scenarios for Small Island
, 161–163
Soälaupule (joint decision-making)
, 19
Social vulnerabilities
, 16
Solomon Islands
, xxi, 1, 3, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16–17, 19, 27, 31, 33, 34, 44, 45, 70, 84, 89, 92, 94n19, 121, 166n3
legal, financial and administration arrangements
, 28
Solomon Islands Constitutio
, 35
Solomon Islands Development Trust
, 148–149
Somare, Sir Michael
, 40, 52, 64, 65, 76, 152,
South Pacific Bureau for Economic Cooperation (SPEC)
, 135–136
South Pacific Commission
, 135–136
South Pacific Tourism Organization (SPTO)
, 138
Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs)
, 14
Stages models of policy process
, 102
Standing orders of parliament
, 62
State-owned enterprises (SOEs)
, 55–56, 127
Strategic working groups
, 117
Structure of parliament
, 60–62
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
, 123, 160
Threats to regionalism
, 152–154
Tokelau
, 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 28, 42, 61, 94n11, 139,
Tonga
, 1, 3, 6, 9, 15, 17, 19, 31, 33, 38, 41, 44, 48, 58, 60, 61, 62, 63, 71, 74, 75, 84, 85, 89, 90, 105–6, 115,
Public Service Commission
, 96n53
Tonga Public Service Association (PSA)
, 132
Torres Strait Islands
, 33
‘Track II’ policy networks
, 143
Tradition
, xviii, xxi, 3, 6, 16, 17–20, 31, 40, 41–47, 50, 141, 153,
Traditional governance in PICs
, 17–20, 25, 26, 43, 73, 85, 93n9,
Transparency International
, 67
Transport Planning Unit
, 54
Trust Territory of Papua and New Guinea
, 29
Tuvalu
, 1, 3, 6–7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16–17, 33, 35, 52, 58, 59, 60, 63–64, 70, 76, 85, 92, 106, 116, 122
UN Contributions to Development Thinking and Practice
, 20n13
UN Public Administration Network
, 128
United Kingdom –
, see also Great Britain, 35, 58, 111
United Nations
, xxi, 11, 16, 28–30, 57, 58, 65, 90, 107, 112, 118, 120, 139, 147, 160
In Fiji
, 112
In Papua New Guinea
, 112
Sustainable Development Goals
, 25, 87, 123, 129, 148, 160, 163, 164
Trusteeships
, 28–30, 158
United Nations Committee on Decolonization
, 35
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
, 9, 61–62, 112
United States of America (US)
, 2, 14, 16, 29, 30, 32, 33, 58, 60, 111
Universal health coverage
, 125
University of Papua New Guinea
, 102,
University of the South Pacific (USP)
, 58, 102, 121, 138, 142, 148, 150,
Urban, urbanization
, 6, 8, 10, 11, 15, 16, 19–20, 58, 69, 70, 83–85, 87, 126, 145–146, 162,