Trouble in Paradise: An Analytic Narrative of Political Turmoil and Growth in Fiji
(2021) EKHS21 20211Department of Economic History
- Abstract
- Fiji has been plagued with issues hindering its economic development. Having experienced 4 coup d’états in the last 40 years owing to tension between the countries’ two majority ethnic groups, Fiji has developed a reputation for political instability. Lacklustre growth, weak structural transformation, and limited economic diversification have led to increased poverty levels. With the Covid-19 pandemic likely to cause severe economic damage, it is more important than even for Fiji to identify and address the causes of its poor economic performance. This paper adopts an analytic narrative approach to investigate whether political instability has led to Fiji’s poor economic performance, and if so, how.
This paper hopes to contribute to... (More) - Fiji has been plagued with issues hindering its economic development. Having experienced 4 coup d’états in the last 40 years owing to tension between the countries’ two majority ethnic groups, Fiji has developed a reputation for political instability. Lacklustre growth, weak structural transformation, and limited economic diversification have led to increased poverty levels. With the Covid-19 pandemic likely to cause severe economic damage, it is more important than even for Fiji to identify and address the causes of its poor economic performance. This paper adopts an analytic narrative approach to investigate whether political instability has led to Fiji’s poor economic performance, and if so, how.
This paper hopes to contribute to existing literature by first providing a detailed narrative of the principal agents and key decision points. Second, by analysing the sequenced account of events against the evolution of key economic performance indicators. And third, by evaluating the parsimonious explanatory mechanisms offered by previous literature and suggested by the paper’s narrative within the context of Fiji’s unique case. The paper finds that Fiji’s political instability has indeed led, at least in part, to Fiji’s poor economic performance. Furthermore, it finds that in order to truly resolve the underlying causes of political instability the current government will have to steps beyond those already implemented. (Less)
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- author
- Hes, Filip LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- EKHS21 20211
- year
- 2021
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- Fiji, Political Instability, Pacific Island Countries, SIDS
- language
- English
- id
- 9058692
- date added to LUP
- 2021-06-24 12:58:52
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- 2021-06-24 12:58:52
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abstract = {{Fiji has been plagued with issues hindering its economic development. Having experienced 4 coup d’états in the last 40 years owing to tension between the countries’ two majority ethnic groups, Fiji has developed a reputation for political instability. Lacklustre growth, weak structural transformation, and limited economic diversification have led to increased poverty levels. With the Covid-19 pandemic likely to cause severe economic damage, it is more important than even for Fiji to identify and address the causes of its poor economic performance. This paper adopts an analytic narrative approach to investigate whether political instability has led to Fiji’s poor economic performance, and if so, how.
This paper hopes to contribute to existing literature by first providing a detailed narrative of the principal agents and key decision points. Second, by analysing the sequenced account of events against the evolution of key economic performance indicators. And third, by evaluating the parsimonious explanatory mechanisms offered by previous literature and suggested by the paper’s narrative within the context of Fiji’s unique case. The paper finds that Fiji’s political instability has indeed led, at least in part, to Fiji’s poor economic performance. Furthermore, it finds that in order to truly resolve the underlying causes of political instability the current government will have to steps beyond those already implemented.}},
author = {{Hes, Filip}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Trouble in Paradise: An Analytic Narrative of Political Turmoil and Growth in Fiji}},
year = {{2021}},
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