The two workshops with which this project was initiated were supported by AusAID, whose assistance is gratefully acknowledged. The second workshop, in Port Moresby, was held in collaboration with the Papua New Guinea Research Institute. Subsequently, in the process of chasing up authors, and editing and formatting for publication, I have been ably assisted by Allison Ley, Sue Rider and Helen Marshall. Finally, in what has been a long gestation process, I am indebted to the various authors who, while in some cases a little slow to produce, have shown great tolerance and collegiality.