Political governance and service delivery in Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea

Ketan, Joseph

Political governance and service delivery in Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea

Date

2013

Authors

Ketan, Joseph

Publisher

Canberra, ACT: State, Society and Governance in Melanesia (SSGM) Program, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University

Abstract

Western Highlands is one of several Papua New Guinean provinces caught in the suffocating grip of poor governance. It has a woeful record of administrative ineptitude, dreadful financial management and political interference with public service functions. These are deeply entrenched problems that have been allowed to grow over time and are not restricted to a particular administration or government.

Keywords

Papua New Guinea, political governance, rural development, service delivery, development

Citation

Ketan, Joseph. (2014). Political governance and service delivery in Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. SSGM Discussion Paper 2013/9. Canberra, ACT: ANU Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, State, Society and Governance in Melanesia Program