Law and Order in a Weak State: Crime and Politics in Papua New Guinea

by Sinclair Dinnen

Twenty-five years after independence, Papua New Guinea is beset by social, economic, and political problems: poverty and inequality, a young and expanding population, a stagnant economy, corruption, and rising crime. The state has not only failed to contain these problems but has become progressively implicated in their persistence. Escalating levels of violence and lawlessness are seen by many as the most serious challenge facing the young country...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824822803
• ISBN13: 9780824822804
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 1.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.3" x 9.4"