Land, custom, and practice in the South Pacific / edited by R. Gerard Ward and Elizabeth Kingdon.

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TextSeries: Cambridge Asia-Pacific studiesPublication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1995.Description: xii, 290 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

052147289X
9780521472890

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DDC classification:

333.3/099 20

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.

Summary: Land tenure arrangements are intimately linked with the organisation of society, the economy (particularly to land use), the political structure and the geography of most countries. The majority of land in all South Pacific Island countries remains under 'customary' or 'traditional' forms of tenure in which land is normally held by a community group. This book argues that many parts of the region are in the midst of a major transformation in the way in which land is allocated and held by owners and users. These changes are closely related to concurrent changes in the demography and socio-political organisation.Summary: These analysts discuss here how traditional tenure and contemporary practice frequently diverge; how custom has been sometimes invented (and re-invented) and is a source of potential tension; how discordance between 'development' and 'tradition' in relation to land tenure is increasing. Reform of customary and codified systems to match current needs could result in major modifications of the social, economic and geographic character of Pacific Island countries.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Texts - cam	TNU, Faculty of Education, Arts and Humanities Pasifika Collection	PAC 333.32099 LAN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not for loan	FEAH25031097
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-279) and index.

Land tenure arrangements are intimately linked with the organisation of society, the economy (particularly to land use), the political structure and the geography of most countries. The majority of land in all South Pacific Island countries remains under 'customary' or 'traditional' forms of tenure in which land is normally held by a community group. This book argues that many parts of the region are in the midst of a major transformation in the way in which land is allocated and held by owners and users. These changes are closely related to concurrent changes in the demography and socio-political organisation.

These analysts discuss here how traditional tenure and contemporary practice frequently diverge; how custom has been sometimes invented (and re-invented) and is a source of potential tension; how discordance between 'development' and 'tradition' in relation to land tenure is increasing. Reform of customary and codified systems to match current needs could result in major modifications of the social, economic and geographic character of Pacific Island countries.