This paper investigates whether economic development is an appropriate mandate for Official Development Assistance (ODA). The context for the paper is the change in focus of the New Zealand government aid programme which occurred in 2009. The paper starts by providing definitions of development...

This paper discusses elections, electoral politics, and governance in Solomon Islands. It provides an overview of electoral politics and electoral process as well as a discussion of voter behaviour (why voters vote for the candidates they vote for). In covering voter behaviour the paper explains...