The promise of prosperity: Visions of the future in Timor-Leste

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For the people of Timor-Leste, independence promised a fundamental transformation from foreign occupation to self-rule, from brutality to respect for basic rights, and from poverty to prosperity. In the eyes of the country's political leaders, revenue from the country's oil and gas reserves is the means by which that transformation could be effected. Over the past decade, they have formulated ambitious plans for state-led development projects and rapid economic growth. Paradoxically, these modernist visions are simultaneously informed by and contradict ideas stemming from custom, religion, accountability and responsibility to future generations. This book explores how the promise of prosperity informs policy and how policy debates shape expectations about the future in one of the world's newest and poorest nation-states.

Object Details

• ISBN: 978-1-76046-253-6
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Pacific Series

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Bovensiepen, Judith M.
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): ANU Press
• (where): Acton
• (when): 2018

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.22459/PP.2018
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/200719
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:41 AM CET