This insightful book shows how the cultural affinity among the
island nations of the South Pacific, known as the Pacific Way, has
led to unique regional intergovernmental organizations. In
particular, Haas points out that the survival and vitality of
regional cooperation in the South Pacific is pivoted on this
peculiar cultural affinity. He claims that organizations who have
not adopted the Pacific Way have collapsed, while those that
embrace it survive and will continue to grow. This politically
oriented book, which covers Hawaii and the island nations from
Pitcairn Islands on the east to Palau and Papua New Guinea on the
west, from Micronesia on the north to Australia and New Zealand on
the south, offers a perceptive view of this much ignored region of
the world.
"The Pacific Way" examines specific organizations in this
political culture, revealing how individual countries have
developed common institutional arrangements in accordance with the
Pacific Way. Haas starts with the organizing efforts of the
colonial powers in the region, and goes on to provide a complete
history of intergovernmental organizations. He offers pertinent
information of the South Pacific Commission, ANZUS, and the South
Pacific Forum. He fully describes the more technical organizations,
including the Pacific Forum Line and the University of the South
Pacific--providing both historical and contemporaruy perspectives.
Finally, in view of the formation of the subregional Melanesian
Spearhead Group and discussion on a possible Polynesian Economic
and Cultural Community, "The Pacific Way" addresses prospects for
integration of South Pacific regional organizations into a single
coherent structure. It will appeal to students and scholars
interested in political anthropology, theories of regional
cooperation, and the politics of the region. It will also prove
invaluable to business executives and foreign officials who deal
with this part of the world.
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