Keli Manoa, John Henderson and Ron Crocombe are New Zealanders.

"Authors, Aiono Fanaafi Le Tagaloa ... [et al.] ; editors, Ron Crocombe ... [et al.]"--P. v.

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Decolonization and democracy in the South Pacific / Uentabo Neemia -- The future of democracy in the Pacific Islands / Ron Crocombe -- Democracy (a poem) / Grace Mera Molisa -- Power corrupts (a poem) / Grace Mera Molisa -- Politics (a poem) / Keli S. Manoa -- Culture and democracy in Papua New Guinea / Tony Deklin -- Government in Vanuatu / Ati George Sokomanu -- Culture and traditions / Asesela Ravuvu -- Fiji's chiefly system and its pattern of political self-reliance / Filipe Bole -- Westminster style democracy and cultural diversity / Isikeli Mataitoga -- Rhetoric and reality / Brij Lal -- The Samoan culture and government / Aiono Dr. Fana'afi Le Tagaloa -- The culture of politics and the politicization of culture in the Cook Islands / Takoira Ingram -- Culture, ethnicity and political representation in New Zealand / John Henderson -- Confronting democrcay in Hawaii / William Tagupa -- Tradition and democracy on Pohnpei Island / Resio S. Moses and Gene Ashby -- Challenges to democracy in the commonwealth of the northern Mariana Islands / Samuel F. McPhetres.