Being Political: Leadership and Democracy in the Pacific Islands

by Jack Corbett

Politicians everywhere tend to attract cynicism and inspire disillusionment. They are supposed to epitomize the promise of democratic government and yet invariably find themselves cast as the enemy of every virtue that system seeks to uphold. In the Pacific, "politician" has become a byword for corruption, graft, and misconduct. This was not always the case--the independence generation is still remembered as strong leaders--but today's leaders...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824841026
• ISBN13: 9780824841027
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"