Fellow in Governance
Governance Program
School of Government, Development and International Affairs
University of the South Pacific
Laucala Bay Campus
Suva
Fiji Islands
Tel (679) 323 2166
Fax (679) 323 1524
Email: nakagawa_h(at)usp.ac.fj
Dr. Haruo Nakagawa received a PhD in economics from the Australian National University in 2004 and joined the faculty of the Governance Program of the USP in 2005. He also has Master degrees in Development Economics (Australian National University) and International Affairs (Columbia University, New York). Before starting his academic career, he worked for fourteen years the Customs Service and the Ministry of Finance in Japan.
Current Teaching Responsibilities:
- Coordinator of the following courses:
- DG403 Public Financial Management
- DG411 Governance and Governments in the South Pacific
- DG420 Regionalism and Policy Development
Research Interests:
Mainly Pacific Island Countries and Australia/New Zealand in relation to:
- Governance and Economics
- Public Economics (Finance) including Public Expenditure Management & Management of State Owned Enterprises
- Development Economics
- International Economics including Trade Analyses, Trade Policy Analysis and Foreign Direct Investment, and Trade in Services
- Economic Growth
Working Papers | 2007 | "A Good Governance Indicator for Seven Pacific Island Countries" co-authored with Profs Ron Duncan and Azmat Gani | 2006 | "Obstacles to Economic Growth in Six Pacific Island Countries" World Bank, Washington, DC co-authored with Prof Ron Duncan and published on web by World Bank http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTDEBTDEPT/Resources/468980-1206974166266/4833916-1206989877225/DuncanNakagawaObstacles.pdf | 2005 | “Good Governance Indicator for Samoa” and “Good Governance Indicator for PNG” co-authored with Profs Ron Duncan and Azmat Gani | | | |
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Conference Papers and Presentations | 2011 | “Community Governance Index for the Pacific” presented at Pacific Islands Political Studies Association (PIPSA) Conference at USP Alafua Campus, Samoa “Recent Developments and Changes in Demand for Tourism in Fiji” co-authored with Uwe Kaufman and presented at Islands and Small States Tourism Conference at USP Laucala Campus, Fiji | 2010 | “Applicability of One Village One Product (OVOP) Movement in the Pacific” presented at the Future Challenges and Ancient Solutions conference at USP Laucala Campus, Fiji “Reforms in Public Financial Management in the Pacific Island Countries for Enhancing Governance” presented at the ODN conference at Fijian Resort, Fiji | 2009 | “Democracy, Governance and Growth” presented at PIPSA conference at University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand | 2008 | “A Good Governance Indicator for Seven Pacific Island Countries: 2008 updates” presented at Pacific Economic Governance Agencies' Seminar Series (PEGASeS) at Reserve Bank of Fiji | 2007 | “Is there a Governance-Growth Nexus in the Pacific?” presented at PIPSA Conference at USP Emalus Campus, Port Vila, Vanuatu | 2006 | “Social Safety Nets in the Pacific” presented at Oceania Conference on International Studies at University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia | 2005 | “The Good Governance Index for Pacific Island Countries” presented at ANU Tonga Update, Tongatapu, Tonga “The Good Governance Index for Samoa” presented at ANU Samoa Update at Tusitala Hotel, Apia, Samoa | | | | |
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