Organisation
Pacific Institute of Public Policy (PiPP)
The Pacific Institute of Public Policy (PiPP) is an independent think tank serving the Pacific islands community. PiPP engages and connects principal stakeholders, promoting fraternity between the Pacific island countries and regional neighbours such as New Zealand and Australia.
Published Documents
- The Micronesian exodus
- Pacific Institute of Public Policy, 2010
- Micronesia has the highest per capita net emigration rate in the world. This paper provides an overview of the Micronesian migration experience, and shows that a range of public policies can shape a country’s experience with mig...
- Are Pacific communities keen to move towards a united Pacific?
- Pacific Institute of Public Policy, 2010
- The Pacific is among the last regions of the world to form itself into a functioning bloc to promote trade, investment, migration and security. This paper looks at the main areas where regional architecture in the Pacific is either es...
- Rethinking the language of aid approach to development in the Pacific islands
- Pacific Institute of Public Policy, 2010
- In recent years, there has been much re-thinking on what aid is and how it should be delivered. This paper addresses these questions and related issues from a Pacific perspective. The paper argues that many aid programs ar...
- Migration from Pacific islands to the Pacific rim as an effective way to deliver development aid
- B. Opeskin; T.M. Dermott / Pacific Institute of Public Policy, 2010
- The history of the Pacific is a history of migration, yet modern barriers to migration impede development in the Pacific island countries facing degraded resources and high rates of population increase. This paper examines internation...
- Urgent need to move towards sources of clean, renewable energy in the Pacific
- Pacific Institute of Public Policy, 2009
- The impact of climate change and rising seas is currently affecting huge number of people, and Pacific islands are on the frontline. This briefing paper discusses the human impact of climate change in the Pacific, and looks into how a...
- PACER Plus states and trade negotiations
- Pacific Institute of Public Policy, 2009
- Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus is a regional economic agreement. This paper figures that the experience of negotiating a trade deal between this bloc and the EU alerted trade officials and civil society gr...
- The importance of Vanuatu’s growth - dispelling the myth that Pacific island economies cannot grow
- S. Howes; N. Soni / Pacific Institute of Public Policy, 2009
- Growth in Vanuatu has accelerated in recent years. This paper argues that Vanuatu’s growth acceleration is important for the Pacific - it dispels the myth that the Pacific island economies cannot grow. The paper clari...
- Developmental investments in Pacific islands should be seen through the lens of climate change adaptation
- Pacific Institute of Public Policy, 2012
- The understanding of the implications of climate change has broadened in recent years, covering a complex web of development and security issues. In the meanwhile, Pacific island countries remain on the frontline, vulnerable not only ...
- Fostering the creative economy helps build the wider economy
- Pacific Institute of Public Policy, 2012
- The Pacific islands have long been seen as having limited economic potential. This paper explores how the creative economy - based on art, music, film, media, etc. - can be an important element in the broader development agenda. ...
- Will Pacific governments continue to play off the great powers?
- Pacific Institute of Public Policy, 2012
- Pacific islands are more than just strategic airfields and ports, but home to millions of people across one-third of the planet. The current paper highlights Pacific island views and concerns in terms of their future. The p...
