The promise of prosperity : visions of the future in Timor-Leste /

The promise of prosperity : visions of the future in Timor-Leste /

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Imprint:	Acton, A.C.T. : ANU Press, 2018. ©2018
Description:	xi, 253 pages : colour illustrations, colour maps ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Pacific series Pacific series (Australian National University Press)
Subject:	Forecasting. Timor-Leste -- Forecasting. Timor-Leste.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11784457

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Other authors / contributors:	Bovensiepen, Judith M. Australian National University Press.
ISBN:	9781760462529 1760462527 9781760462536 1760462535 9781760462536
Language / Script:	This title is published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:	For the people of Timor-Leste, independence promised a fundamental transformation from foreign occupation to self-rule, from brutality to respect for basic rights, and from poverty to prosperity. In the eyes of the country's political leaders, revenue from the country's oil and gas reserves is the means by which that transformation could be effected. Over the past decade, they have formulated ambitious plans for state-led development projects and rapid economic growth. Paradoxically, these modernist visions are simultaneously informed by and contradict ideas stemming from custom, religion, accountability and responsibility to future generations. This book explores how the promise of prosperity informs policy and how policy debates shape expectations about the future in one of the world's newest and poorest nation-states.

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Call Number:	DS649.3 .P76 2018
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