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Palau's compact: controversy, conflict, and compromise
ISLA: a journal of Micronesian studies • 2 (2) • Published In 1994 • Pages: 207-236
By: Shuster, Donald R..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article discusses the effects of the Compact of Free Association agreement between the United States and Belau which has been a major divisive issue among Belauans since the early 1970s. The focus is on the major provisions of the Compact document, the eight referenda Belauans held on the agreement, the results of each referendum, and the political and personality dynamics of this recent period of Belauan history.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Form and rules of government
- External relations
- Elections
- Political movements
- Ingroup antagonisms
- Political parties
- Chief executive
- Public finance
- Research and development
- Gender status
- Competition
- Cultural identity and pride
- History
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Belau
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2010
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Oceania
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Micronesia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2009
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1969-1994
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Republic of Belau
- NotesAdditional notes
- Donald R. Shuster
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-236)
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Palauans