The traditional economy as source

Ralph Regenvanu is a Vanuatu Member of Parliament and Director of the Vanuatu National Cultural Council. This article is an edited version of a speech presented at “Pacific Islands and the World” Conference in Brisbane, 3 August 2009. The full speech is available at: http://aidwatch.org. au/publications/the-traditional-economyas-the-source-of-resilience-in-melanesia