Eleksin: The 1987 National Election in Papua New Guinea

by Michael Oliver (Editor)

Chapters: 1. Introduction by Michael Oliver; 2. Survey evidence on electoral behaviour in Papua New Guinea by Yaw Saffu; 3. Election law and the conduct of the elections by Bernard Wijeweera; 4. Regionalism by Ray Anere; 5. Gender, age and education of candidates and members by Mark Turner; 6. Hidden and open agendas: Social policy issues by Rosemary Preston; 7. Women candidates in the election by Eileen Wormald; 8. The trader's voice: PNG-born Chinese business and the election by Margaret Willson; 9. Angoram Open by R. J. May; 10. Papuan Prince(ss) and the Papuan hegemony: the election in Central Provincial by Wari Iamo; 11. Kerema Open by Michael Oliver; 12. The Manus vote by Alexander Wanek and Eileen Wormald; 13. Faltering progress: Namatanai Open by Norman MacQueen; 14. The elections in North Solomons Province by James Griffin and Samuel Kawona; 15. The Simbu election by Paula Brown; 16. Tribal structure and rural ballot box counts in Hagen Open by John Burton. Includes appendices, index, maps and diagrams.

312 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

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