MONETARY POLICIES AND OPTIONS FOR DOMESTIC ECONOMIC STABILIZATION IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Economic decline and political reform in Papua New Guinea

Economic growth in Papua New Guinea: some empirical evidence

Pacific Economic Bulletin Volume 12 Number 1 1997 © Asia Pacific Press This article presents econometric results of economic growth in Papua New Guinea on the basis of annual time-series data covering the period 1970–92. The results do not show any statistically significant evidence of investments in physical and human capital contributing to economic growth. Exports and stable exchange rates h...

A Partnership Model for Improving Service Delivery in Remote Papua New Guinea: A Mixed Methods Evaluation

Background The Community Mine Continuation Agreement Middle (CMCA) and South Fly Health Program (the Health Program) is a partnership for improving health service delivery in remote Papua New Guinea (PNG). The Health Program is delivered by a private contractor working in partnership with existing health service providers to improve service delivery using existing government systems, where poss...

Donovanosis in Papua New Guinea.

Clinical and epidemiological observations on 87 cases of donovanosis seen at Port Moresby General Hospital are presented, with detailed reports of three cases in which the disease was more severe. The circumstances of infection described were consistent with venereal transmission. Chloramphenicol and gentamicin were effective in curing the disease, while streptomycin was found to be ineffective...

Leadership in Papua New Guinea

The unique context and challenges of leadership in Papua New Guinea are not adequately explained by the extant literature. This paper investigates the context of, and barriers to leadership, in Australia’s closest northern neighbour, as PNG attempts to actively participate in a dynamic, rapidly changing global environment. Historically, PNG is a diverse Nation of tribal societies organised on t...