Revitalising rural development in the Pacific: An itaukei (indigenous Fijian) approach
dc.citation.volume | 81 | |
dc.contributor.author | Vunibola S | |
dc.contributor.author | Scheyvens R | |
dc.date.available | 1/11/2019 | |
dc.date.issued | 1/11/2019 | |
dc.description.abstract | Indigenous groups who live on and work with customary land and resources occupy many rural settings in the Pacific. In Fiji, as life has become dominated by economic demands, many itaukei (indigenous Fijian) communities have struggled to see how bula vakavanua (tradition, culture and the way of being)—such as solesolevaki, or unpaid communal work for collective good—can aid in sustainable development of their resources for their people’s benefit. This struggle, along with a lack of opportunities in rural settings, has given rise to rural-urban migration and increased related social problems. This paper aims to demonstrate that indigenous driven, effective rural development is possible in the Pacific despite these challenges. Case studies of successful itaukei businesses based on customary land in Fiji—and how solesolevaki has been revived to support itaukei entrepreneurial success and community wellbeing—were conducted and analysed. | |
dc.description.confidential | FALSE | |
dc.edition.edition | Nov-19 | |
dc.format.extent | 62 - 66 | |
dc.identifier | https://crawford.anu.edu.au/rmap/devnet/dev-bulletin.php | |
dc.identifier.citation | Development Bulletin, 2019, November 2019, 81 pp. 62 - 66 | |
dc.identifier.elements-id | 428417 | |
dc.identifier.harvested | Massey_Dark | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1035-1132 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10179/15161 | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.publisher | Development Studies Network at the Crawford School of Public Policy in the College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University | |
dc.publisher.uri | https://crawford.anu.edu.au/rmap/devnet/dev-bulletin.php | |
dc.relation.isPartOf | Development Bulletin | |
dc.title | Revitalising rural development in the Pacific: An itaukei (indigenous Fijian) approach | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
pubs.notes | Not known | |
pubs.organisational-group | /Massey University | |
pubs.organisational-group | /Massey University/College of Humanities and Social Sciences | |
pubs.organisational-group | /Massey University/College of Humanities and Social Sciences/School of People, Enviroment and Planning |
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