The report The Unfinished State, Drivers of Change in Vanuatu (Marcus Cox et al, 2007) examined the socio- economic drivers of change in Vanuatu together with the state’s capacity to manage this change. PiPP has prepared a series of summary papers to provided an overview of the key issues raised and examined by the Drivers of Change authors, and to stimulate further discussion and debate on the issues arising from the report, including:
- Social change in Vanuatu
- Participation in economic growth
- Political dynamics in Vanuatu
- Institutional capacity: policy making & service delivery
- The rural-urban divide
- The aid relationship.
Drivers of Change (DoC) is a tool used by development agencies to identify and study the linkages between a country’s political framework and the factors that support or block development. It considers the interaction between economic, social and cultural systems and the goals, behaviours and actions of the development actors (including individuals and organisations).
The Vanuatu Drivers of Change study team included: Marcus Cox, Hannington Alatoa, Linda Kenni, Anna Naupa, Dr. Gregory Rawlings, Nikunj Soni and Charles Vatu, with senior advisors George Sokomanu, Vincent Bulekone. The report was commissioned by AusAID. The findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed in the report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of AusAID, the Australian Government or the Pacific Institute of Public Policy.
A copy of the full Drivers of Change report is available from the AusAID web site.
