Governing New Guinea; An oral history of Papuan administrators, 1950-1990

This is the first time that indigenous Papuan administrators share with an international public their experiences governing their country. These administrators were the brokers of development. After graduating from the School for Indigenous Administrators (OSIBA) they served in the Dutch administrat...

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Main Author: Visser, Leontine (auth)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Leiden - Boston Brill 2012
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