Ralph Regenvanu is a Vanuatu Member
of Parliament and Director of the Vanuatu
National Cultural Council. This article is an
edited version of a speech presented at
“Pacific Islands and the World” Conference
in Brisbane, 3 August 2009. The full
speech is available at: http://aidwatch.org.
au/publications/the-traditional-economyas-the-source-of-resilience-in-melanesia