Mandates and Missteps Australian Government Scholarships to the Pacific - 1948 To 2018.

Mandates and Missteps is the first comprehensive history of Australian government scholarships to the Pacific, from the first scheme in 1948 to the Australia Awards of 2018.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kent, Anna (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Canberra : ANU Press 2024.
Edition:1st ed
Series:Pacific Series
Subjects:
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009810652906719
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part 1: 1948-1957. 1. Before the beginning
  • 2. Administrative labyrinths
  • Part 2: 1958-1970. 3. Uncertain decolonisation
  • 4. Gradual development
  • Part 3: 1971-1983. 5. Radical subsidies
  • 6. Independence for Papua New Guinea
  • Part 4: 1984-1996. 7. Goldring, Jackson and the fight for the future of international education
  • 8. Centring the power
  • Part 5: 1997-2018. 9. Multiple objectives for scholarships and aid
  • 10. Diplomacy or development?
  • Conclusion.