Kiribati: Monetization in an Atoll Society: Managing Economic and Social Change
Asian Development Bank | December 2002
Abstract
The Republic of Kiribati comprises 33 atolls and reef islands stretching 5,000 km across the central-western Pacific. Its 90,000 people, with a 2001 national income (GNP1) of around $1,800 (US$950) per head, are undergoing a process of social and economic change that penetrates all aspects of Kiribati culture, organization, and activity. At the center of the process is the monetization of values and relationships. Real incomes have risen through communications, monetized trade, and financial transactions with a globalizing world economy. The same factors have weakened traditional systems of redistribution and mutual support while facilitating population growth and urbanization, with serious environmental consequences. Appropriate skills, understanding, structures, and codes of conduct are required in all areas of public and private life to enable the Kiribati economy to meet its people’s needs for a sustainable livelihood.
Citation
Asian Development Bank. 2002. Kiribati: Monetization in an Atoll Society: Managing Economic and Social Change. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/3280. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.Print ISBN
971-561-473-6
Keywords
Environment
Sociocultural Environment
Marine Environment
Environmental Problem
Environmental Law and Legislation
Aquatic Environment
Ecosystems
Environmental Planning
Ecology
Fishery development
Fishery projects
Development policy
Environment impact assessment
Environmental management
Environmental Damage
Environmental Conservation
Marine ecosystems
Environmental impact statements
Ecological risk assessment
Environmental auditing
Ecological monitoring
Environmental impact evaluation
Environmental quality management
Coastal ecology
Social ecology
Fisheries monitoring
Marine habitats
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