TY - BOOK ED - University of the South Pacific. TI - Foreign forces in Pacific politics T2 - Politics in the Pacific Islands U1 - 327.99 19 PY - 1983/// CY - [Suva, Fiji] PB - Institute of Pacific Studies of the University of the South Pacific KW - Oceania KW - Politics and government KW - Foreign relations N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-316) and index; Part A: The road to independence (1. The decolonisation of the Pacific / Peter Larmour ; 2. Constitutional issues in the transition to independence / Yas Ghai); Part B: External forces (3. USA: the big umbrella / Donald Johnson ; 4. Australia: the intermediate umbrella / David Shand ; 5. New Zealand: Pacific island or metropolitan power? / Anthony Haas ; 6. Japan: the risen Sun / Terutaro Nishino ; 7. China: the waking giant / Michael Godley ; 8. USSR: the unknown northern neighbour / Daniel Tamarkin ; 9. Latin America: on the outside looking in / Francisco Orrego Vicuna ; 10. Europe: raw materials, markets, and security interests / Gotz Mackensen); Part C: Future directions (11. Regional cooperation: overcoming the counter-pulls/ Ron Crocombe ; 12. Ideology: pragmatism, identity and great power rivalry / Ralph Premdas ; 13. Economic forces: constraints and potentials / Te'o I. Fairbairn ; 14. Independence for sale: what are the offers? / Tony Hughes ; 15. Transnational corporatiions: the politics of international commerce / Michael Howard ; 16. Strategy and security: the choices are few / Richard Herr) ER -