Conflicts again? Resource exploitation and political instability in Melanesia

Most of the Melanesian countries are caracterized by political instability. At the same time, they possess enormous deposits of natural resources. The paper analyses the correlation between conflict and resource wealth. The authors explain that social relationships, identities and land are the thing...

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Main Authors: Kowasch, Matthias, Holtz, Andreas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Pazifische Studien e.V. 2014-09-01
Series:Pacific Geographies
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Online Access:http://www.pacific-geographies.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/PG42_Kowasch_Holtz.pdf