ABSTRACT

This book explores some of the issues surrounding the mining industry in Fiji, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia and the Phosphate islands, looking at the political dimension of mining and at the relationship of mining to national development.

chapter 1|13 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|28 pages

Fiji

chapter 3|75 pages

Papua New Guinea

chapter 4|11 pages

The Solomon Islands

chapter 5|34 pages

New Caledonia

chapter 6|58 pages

The Phosphate Islands

chapter 7|12 pages

Conclusions