Revitalising rural development in the Pacific: An itaukei (indigenous Fijian) approach

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dc.citation.volume81
dc.contributor.authorVunibola S
dc.contributor.authorScheyvens R
dc.date.available2019-11-01
dc.date.issued2019-11-01
dc.description.abstractIndigenous 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.
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dc.edition.editionNovember 2019
dc.format.extent62 - 66
dc.identifierhttps://crawford.anu.edu.au/rmap/devnet/dev-bulletin.php
dc.identifier.citationDevelopment Bulletin, 2019, November 2019, 81 pp. 62 - 66
dc.identifier.elements-id428417
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.identifier.issn1035-1132
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherDevelopment Studies Network at the Crawford School of Public Policy in the College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University
dc.publisher.urihttps://crawford.anu.edu.au/rmap/devnet/dev-bulletin.php
dc.relation.isPartOfDevelopment Bulletin
dc.rightsThis issue of Development Bulletin, together with 56 previous issues, is available for free download and can be freely copied and used on condition that the source is acknowledged.
dc.titleRevitalising rural development in the Pacific: An itaukei (indigenous Fijian) approach
dc.typeJournal article
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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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