Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to articulate the etiology of ethnic conflict in Fiji that moves beyond … conflict is underscored. Findings – The paper concludes that the first three coups that occurred in Fiji between 1987 and 2000 … conflict in Fiji, this paper illustrates how such factors are crucial to conceptualize an understanding of discord between Indo …

provide security to a nation to achieve its development objectives. An evaluation of ethnic diversity and land issues in Fiji … nature of ethnic diversity and land issues in Fiji provides an insight not only of ethnic conflict, but also of the role of … Fiji. Originality/value – The paper indicates the global issues of inequality and conflict and policy implications for Fiji …

econometrically derive the long-run elasticities; then to modify the Fiji computable general equilibrium (CGE) model to incorporate … was found that democracy has a positive and statistically significant impact on private investment in Fiji. The paper …'s simulation of Fiji becoming a fully democratic country on investment and other macroeconomic fundamentals, based on a CGE model …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to forecast Fiji's exports and imports for the period 2003-2020. Design … Fiji. Findings – The paper's main findings are: Fiji's imports will outperform exports over the 2003-2020 period; and … the trade balance and current account balances. This has implications for inflation and exchange rate. By forecasting Fiji …

Purpose – Under the fixed exchange rate regime Fiji's currency, which is pegged to a basket of currencies of its major … empirical study on EMP in the South Pacific Island countries and in Fiji in particular is the first of its kind. The paper is …

policy point of view, especially for a country like Fiji, which is suffering from persistent budget deficits. The aim of this … paper is to investigate the relationship between government revenue and expenditure for Fiji. Design … curb the current account deficit in Fiji. Moreover, the confirmation of the spend-tax attitude of the government does not …

, income, current account deficits (CADs) and age dependency ratio in Fiji using cointegration and error correction models over … the first attempt at estimating the savings function for the Fiji Islands. Given that Fiji's capital market is poorly …

improving impacts of reducing income inequality in the case of Fiji. Using Fiji's Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2002 … Fiji still has a long way to go in reducing the income gaps between the rich and the poor in both rural and urban … households. Originality/value – The paper is a first study that estimates various measures of inequality in the case of Fiji. The …

poverty in Fiji. A multivariate empirical analysis is conducted to ascertain those household and community characteristics … determinants of household consumption and poverty are non-existent in Fiji. This thus is the first study which attempts to model …