Rod Nixon

Justice and Governance in East Timor

Indigenous Approaches and the 'New Subsistence State'

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Produktbeschreibung

Focusing on the case study of Timor Leste, this book presents the New Subsistence State as a conceptual tool for understanding governance challenges in countries characterized by subsistence economic and social relations. It examines the ways in which Timor Leste conforms to the typology of the New Subsistence State, taking into consideration geographic, historical and socio-political aspects.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. November 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9780415748803
• ISBN-10: 0415748801
• Artikelnr.: 39595315

Autorenporträt

Rod Nixon is an Adjunct Research Fellow at Charles Darwin University, Australia. His research interests include state-building and governance in non-state social contexts, and he has worked as a consultant for clients including the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. States, Weak States and New Subsistence States 2. State
Development in East Timor: Geographic and Historical Factors in the
Pre-Colonial and Colonial Periods 3. The Emergence of Politics and
Political Conflict: Developments April 1974 to December 1975 4. The
Indonesian Period: An Assessment of the Consequences for State Development
5. The Transition to Statehood 6. Governance in a New State 7. Timorese
Systems of Justice and Conflict Resolution and the New Subsistence State 8.
Conclusion