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/ˈwɑntɒkɪzəm/ · noun
The Melanesian cultural practice of relying on one's wantoks for any need, and of sharing the fruits of one's personal success with one's wantoks..
The capture of a provincial bureaucracy by an ethnic elite and the practice of wantokism have had at least other grave repercussions for national unity and nation-building.
Many of these demands derive, RSL^([Ramu Sugar Limited]) believes, from the negative aspects of Papua New Guinean custom. These include wantokism, jealousy, exorbitant landowner-claims, and a handout mentality.
He thus had a broad view and no ‘tribal′ loyalties, with the accompanying baggage of wantokism and its inherent obligations.
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Wantokism means The Melanesian cultural practice of relying on one's wantoks for any need, and of sharing the fruits of one's personal success with one's wantoks..
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The capture of a provincial bureaucracy by an ethnic elite and the practice of wantokism have had at least other grave repercussions for national unity and nation-building.
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