Show Me the Selen: A Fiscal Snapshot of Honiara, Solomon Islands

Evans, Daniel

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Show Me the Selen: A Fiscal Snapshot of Honiara, Solomon Islands

Date

2015

Authors

Evans, Daniel

Publisher

Canberra, ACT : Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University

Abstract

This In Brief is concerned with the fiscal realities of Solomon Islands’ only city, Honiara. Looking at budget and cost of living issues, it will examine the extent to which contemporary public investment is keeping pace with the importance of this vibrant but largely unloved metropolis.