Ron Duncan
Biographic Data
| ID | 4191417 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ron Duncan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ron |
| FAMILY NAME | Duncan |
| SIGNATURE | DUNCAN R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Australian National University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Pacific islands in the twenty‐first century
Since the turn of the century, Pacific island countries have been in the global spotlight like never before. Greater assertiveness, evident in global discussions around climate change as well as in relations with traditional allies such as Australia and New Zealand, has been driven by both national and regional dynamics. However, increasing diplomatic strength has not necessarily coincided with significant economic improvements. A resource boom h…
Solutions to poor service delivery in Papua New Guinea
The paper discusses the problems that have plagued service delivery in Papua New Guinea—both over the long term and with the rollout of the District Development Authority Act of 2014. Various principal/agent and moral hazard problems are identified as well as the persistent poor delivery of national government funds to the local level; the difficulty of recruiting civil service skills into positions in local‐level government; and confirmation tha…
Sources of Growth Spurts in Pacific Island Economies
There has been a considerable amount of research into the growth of the Pacific island countries; however, there has been no attempt to identify episodes of growth (and non‐growth) and to identify and understand the factors behind these episodes. This narrative article examines the growth experiences of the eight small and micro states of the North and South Pacific that are members of the World Bank. The experience of Samoa and Vanuatu supports …
Measuring Good Governance Using Time Series Data
This paper reports on the construction of a governance index for Fiji Islands for the period 1985 to 2003. The governance index has three core dimensions, each a composite of several indicators. Time series for each of the three dimensions of governance, as well as for the overall governance index, are presented in a range from zero (poorest achievement) to 1.0 (best achievement). The indices indicate that Fiji's governance performance was very a…
Enterprise Reform in China
Development Lessons for East Timor
Additional informationNotes on contributorsRon DuncanComments by an anonymous reviewer are gratefully acknowledged
China's inter-provincial disparities An explanation
China's inter-provincial output and livelihood disparities moved in different directions in the pre-reform and the reform periods. This paper sets out to identify the driving forces behind these developments. It suggests that in the transition to a market system, China has succeeded in narrowing inter-provincial output disparities by pursuing outward-looking and de-nationalisation oriented industrialisation, but has failed to prevent a widening o…
Penetration of industrial country markets by agricultural products from developing countries
China's inter-provincial disparities An explanation
China's inter-provincial output and livelihood disparities moved in different directions in the pre-reform and the reform periods. This paper sets out to identify the driving forces behind these developments. It suggests that in the transition to a market system, China has succeeded in narrowing inter-provincial output disparities by pursuing outward-looking and de-nationalisation oriented industrialisation, but has failed to prevent a widening o…
Solutions to poor service delivery in Papua New Guinea
The paper discusses the problems that have plagued service delivery in Papua New Guinea—both over the long term and with the rollout of the District Development Authority Act of 2014. Various principal/agent and moral hazard problems are identified as well as the persistent poor delivery of national government funds to the local level; the difficulty of recruiting civil service skills into positions in local‐level government; and confirmation tha…
Penetration of industrial country markets by agricultural products from developing countries
Development Lessons for East Timor
Additional informationNotes on contributorsRon DuncanComments by an anonymous reviewer are gratefully acknowledged
China's inter-provincial disparities An explanation
China's inter-provincial output and livelihood disparities moved in different directions in the pre-reform and the reform periods. This paper sets out to identify the driving forces behind these developments. It suggests that in the transition to a market system, China has succeeded in narrowing inter-provincial output disparities by pursuing outward-looking and de-nationalisation oriented industrialisation, but has failed to prevent a widening o…
Enterprise Reform in China
Measuring Good Governance Using Time Series Data
This paper reports on the construction of a governance index for Fiji Islands for the period 1985 to 2003. The governance index has three core dimensions, each a composite of several indicators. Time series for each of the three dimensions of governance, as well as for the overall governance index, are presented in a range from zero (poorest achievement) to 1.0 (best achievement). The indices indicate that Fiji's governance performance was very a…
Sources of Growth Spurts in Pacific Island Economies
There has been a considerable amount of research into the growth of the Pacific island countries; however, there has been no attempt to identify episodes of growth (and non‐growth) and to identify and understand the factors behind these episodes. This narrative article examines the growth experiences of the eight small and micro states of the North and South Pacific that are members of the World Bank. The experience of Samoa and Vanuatu supports …
The Pacific islands in the twenty‐first century
Since the turn of the century, Pacific island countries have been in the global spotlight like never before. Greater assertiveness, evident in global discussions around climate change as well as in relations with traditional allies such as Australia and New Zealand, has been driven by both national and regional dynamics. However, increasing diplomatic strength has not necessarily coincided with significant economic improvements. A resource boom h…
Solutions to poor service delivery in Papua New Guinea
The paper discusses the problems that have plagued service delivery in Papua New Guinea—both over the long term and with the rollout of the District Development Authority Act of 2014. Various principal/agent and moral hazard problems are identified as well as the persistent poor delivery of national government funds to the local level; the difficulty of recruiting civil service skills into positions in local‐level government; and confirmation tha…
Economics (7 works) · Geography (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Development economics (3 works) · Business (2 works) · China (2 works) · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance (2 works)