Land Tenure in Fiji


Book Description




The Land Tenure of Fiji


Book Description







The Charter of the Land


Book Description

Study of the historical role of UK in the creation of protective legislation for indigenous peoples in the Fiji islands, with particular reference to native land tenure systems - comments on the social implications and consequences of applied anthropology. Bibliography pp. 199 to 224, and references.




Land Rights of Pacific Women


Book Description

"Women's role in land matters was generally second to that of their menfolk - even in traditionally matrilineal societies. Christianity, commerce and centralized governmment led to some changes and further adaptation is in progress. This book of studies by women from two Melanesia societies (Fiji and Vanuatu) and three Polynesian (Tonga, Samoa and the Cook Islands) is the first to focus on this topic of growing importance to Pacific women."--Back cover.




Land Tenure in Fiji


Book Description

This influential study of land tenure in Fiji offers a detailed examination of the complex social and economic systems that governed land use and ownership in the island nation during the colonial period. Drawing on extensive research and firsthand observation, the author provides readers with a nuanced and insightful view of the ways in which Fijian society and culture were shaped by the land itself. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.




Land, Custom and Practice in the South Pacific


Book Description

Land tenure arrangements are intimately linked with the organization of society, the economy, political structures and geography. In the South Pacific Islands the majority of land is held by community groups under 'customary' or 'traditional' forms of tenure. This book argues that land formerly held in common is now often controlled and used exclusively by individuals or nuclear families - it is being privatized. Detailed case studies demonstrate these trends in Western Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu and Fiji. Parallels are noted from Asia, Europe and Africa, where comparable forces of commercialization, individualization and socio-political change have brought comparable results. The denial of these trends by policy makers in the region reflects an interest in maintaining the image of traditionalism and its associated status and power. The divergence between rhetoric and reality creates dilemmas for many Pacific Islanders and their leaders.




Rural Fiji


Book Description




Property Rights, Indigenous People and the Developing World


Book Description

This work offers an analysis of the Western formal system of private property and its moral justification and explains the relevance of the institution to particular current issues that face aboriginal peoples and the developing world. The subjects under study include broadly: aboriginal land claims; third world development; intellectual property rights and the relatively recent TRIPs agreement (Trade related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights). Within these broad areas we highlight the following concerns: the maintenance of cultural integrity; group autonomy; economic benefit; access to health care; biodiversity; biopiracy and even the independence of the recently emerged third world nation states. Despite certain apparent advantages from embracing the Western institution of private ownership, the text explains that the Western institution of private property is undergoing a fundamental redefinition through the expansion.




Comparative Perspectives on Communal Lands and Individual Ownership


Book Description

A collection of critical debates, analyses and evaluations of changing models of property as the vehicle governing access to land and resources.