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Playing a sustaining role : lifestories as to the significance and meaning of modern change on the traditional lifestyle of a group of older Cook Islanders : a thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Development Studies at Massey University
(Massey University, 1996)
Change is. But how we deal with change, the nature of change we experience, and how change affects our lives is a unique experience for each of us. The purpose of this qualitative (phenomenological) study has been to ...
Indigenous entrepreneurship and tourism development in the Cook Islands and Fiji : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Business Studies at Massey University
(Massey University, 1990)
This thesis provides an understanding of the dynamnics and internal structure of the Cook Islands and Fiji tourism industries and analyses the role of indigenous entrepreneurs in the development of these industries. The ...
Pisinisi laititi : Samoan women and the informal sector : a thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Development Studies at Massey University
(Massey University, 1999)
The informal sector has become an important concept in development theory and practice since its introduction in the early 1970s. The informal sector is the term given to the small economic activities, which involve ...
Participation of women in development, with particular emphasis on people participation in the Fiji pine forestry sector : a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the degree of Master of Philosophy ... Development Studies, Massey University
(Massey University, 1993)
The study examines the degree and authenticity of women's and men's participation at four levels of the development arena: The development organisations of Development Assistance Countries (DAC), the New Zealand Development ...
Ownership and employment in the tourist industry in Rarotonga : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Development Studies at Massey University
(Massey University, 1993)
The small island states of the Pacific are faced with enormous development problems. Their small size, lack of resources and isolation give them few options to provide the high standard of living that their citizens ...
Gender, culture and business assistance in Western Samoa : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Development Studies at Massey University
(Massey University, 1996)
This thesis examines the question: How far did the planning and implementation of the Small Business Enterprise Centre of Western Samoa take into account the gender and culture perspectives of development, and to what ...
Foreign aid and economic growth of the South Pacific microstates : selected case studies of the Cook Islands, Kiribati, Samoa and the Solomon Islands (1970-1995) : a research thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Applied Economics at Massey University
(Massey University, 1999)
The purpose of foreign aid has traditionally been to assist developing countries to progress through the transition period from economic stagnation to self-sustaining economic growth. For most island economies foreign aid ...
A quiet revolution : strategies for the empowerment and development of rural women in the Solomon Islands : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy [in Development Studies] at Massey University
(Massey University, 1995)
The purpose of this thesis is to locate effective strategies to promote women's development in Third World countries. It is argued that many past development efforts aimed at women have failed to significantly improve their ...
Intervention, opportunity and response : a clash of paradigms in smallholder cattle projects in Samoa : a thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Development Studies at Massey University
(Massey University, 1998)
This thesis examines the notion of development as a process of interaction and negotiation
between two cultures: the Western development project subculture and, in this case, Samoan
culture. It analyses the origins, ...
Strategies to increase beef cattle production and retain farmer participation in beef cattle farming in the Solomon Islands : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Applied Science in Agricultural Systems and Management, Massey University
(Massey University, 1997)
Beef cattle farming in the Solomon Islands is important, it provides meat for domestic consumption, creates, employment for farmers, and is an alternative weed control method for coconut plantations. Back in 1978, beef ...