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Vakavanua, vakamatanitū : discourses of development in Fiji
Author(s) -
Overton John
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
asia pacific viewpoint
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.571
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1467-8373
pISSN - 1360-7456
DOI - 10.1111/1467-8373.00090
Subject(s) - developmentalism , globalism , politics , political science , state (computer science) , sociology , political economy , law , algorithm , computer science
Discourses about development have contributed to profound socio‐economic transformation in all parts of the world. This paper examines the development debate in Fiji with particular reference to two distinctive approaches: state‐led developmentalism ( vakamatanitū ) and a discourse about custom‐led development ( vakavanua ). Political and economic dimensions of these alternative discourses are reviewed with particular reference to land tenure systems in Fiji. Challenges to both vakamatanitū and vakavanua from an emerging literature on globalism will shift the focus of debate from ‘intentional’ to ‘immanent’ development in Fiji.