[pima.nius] What's next for PIMA?

Firstly, this forum needs to move on from gripes - pointed discussions serving particular agendas.
Here is an extract from a paper.
From the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat.
This and other papers are essential reading to see what has gone on.

"Yet any collective endeavor or club must satisfy two basic conditions:
• A club must be self-sustaining.
• A club must provide a large enough pool of net benefits for each of its members.
The success or failure of a club depends on its benefits exceeding its costs."

- PIFS Background Paper 5 - Exec Summary, Towards a New Pacific Regionalism (September 2005)

The recent rounds of talks.
What was the result?
The continuance of more talks?
Yet apparently the Small Island State nations made some gains.
But I go back to the four pillars.
The four keys.
The stress on economic endeavour and incorporation.
Development?
Who's?
Yours or mine?
The world's?

Economic tyranny
Fatalistic imagery
The word spread faster
Everything's a disaster
Everybody's talking
Round and round
The table rocks
Shifted
And...mifted.

But back to the question at hand. As the quote above eludes to, for PIMA to be a successful organisation, it must be self sustaining and provide net benefits for its members.
I hope the committee will once again find its feet and I wish them all the best of luck.
I am proud of the talented individuals in the committee and hope they will endeavour to reconstitute this organisation.
I support the nomination of the committee members
And, hope they will continue on.

Condolences at this time to Taualeo'o Stephen Stehlin and family, as they mourn the passing of his father.

Soifua
 



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