Papua New Guinea in 2006: Somare's U-Turn and Legacy

Chin, James

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Papua New Guinea in 2006: Somare's U-Turn and Legacy

journal contribution

posted on 2023-05-18, 09:04 authored by James ChinJames Chin

Michael Somare reshuffled his cabinet twice and dumped Bart Philemon, the finance minister widely credited as the architect of Papua New Guinea's economic recovery. Record prices for oil and commodities gave the government economic growth and a record surplus. The country's relations with Australia reached a new low over the arrest of Julian Moti, the Solomon Islands' attorney general, in Port Moresby.

History

Publication title

Asian Survey: A Monthly Review of Contemporary Asian Affairs

Volume

47

Pagination

200-205

ISSN

0004-4687

Department/School

School of Humanities

Publisher

Univ Calif Press

Place of publication

C/O Journals Division, 2000 Center St, Ste 303, Berkeley, USA, Ca, 94704-1223

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