Native land policy in the 2014 elections

Sakai, Sevanaia (2016) Native land policy in the 2014 elections. In: The People have Spoken: The 2014 General Elections In Fiji. ANU PRESS, Acton ACT, pp. 135-156. ISBN 9781760460013

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Abstract

One of the most debated issues prior to the September 2014 elections in Fiji was the security of Taukei land. This resulted from uncertainty about the implications of the many changes the Bainimarama Government had introduced since it took control of the government after the 2006 coup. In response, the political parties included policies on land issues in their manifestos. This chapter begins by examining the way in which land issues were addressed by the two major parties: the Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA) and the FijiFirst Party. SODELPA promised to roll back Bainimarama’s reforms, while FijiFirst proposed to further improve access to and utilisation of native land. The other political parties adopted a moderate position on land in the hope that the contradictory views espoused by the two major parties would be to their advantage. The chapter aims to analyse the extent to which the land issue, and the rhetoric of the leading parties, was a factor in the election result.

Item Type:	Book Chapter
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Business and Economics (FBE) > School of Government, Development and International Affairs
Depositing User:	Sevanaia Sakai
Date Deposited:	18 May 2016 04:39
Last Modified:	12 Feb 2024 22:25
URI:	https://repository.usp.ac.fj/id/eprint/8879

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