Fiji before the storm: Elections and the politics of development

by Brij V. Lal

A racially-weighted Constitution, promulgated by decree in 1990, divided the country and invited international condemnation, and the economy suffered from the collapse of institutions of good governance. In 1995, an independent Constitution Review Commision appointed by the Fijian parliament, recommended wide-ranging changes to the Constitution. Its report formed the basis of a new Constitution promulgated, after wide-ranging consultation and debate,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1922144622
• ISBN13: 9781922144621
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Anu Press
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.8" x 10.1"