Tonga

Paper Summary:

This paper relates thatTonga is a small nation, with a population of slightly more than 100,000 people. In particular, the paper looks at the political and economic conditions of the nation and how there are important components of the Tongan culture that a savvy business person must take into account in order to have a successful and profitable business experience there.

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Politics
Economy
Culture

From the Paper:

"The political situation in Tonga could present a serious challenge to an overly ambitious foreign business operator. Tonga is a constitutional monarchy, but very different from other constitutional monarchies, such as the United Kingdom, where the royal family has mostly a symbolic role. In Tonga, King George Tupou V has a great deal of power and was recently given more by the national parliament (Tonga, 2007). That was allowed to occur because the majority of the Tongan parliament consists of members of the nation's powerful nobility, who have been appointed by the king for life to keep commoners from ascending to power. Although a democratic reform party has several seats in Tonga's parliament, it is still outnumbered by the nobility, which has a limiting influence on democratic reforms (Tonga, 2007). "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Background note: Tonga (2006). Retrieved April 19, 2007, fromhttp://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/16092.htm.
• Tonga (2007). Retrieved April 19, 2007, from http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/pacific/tonga/essential?a=culture.
• Tongan national center (No date). Retrieved April 19, 2007, from http://www.vacations.tvb.gov.to/culture.htm.
• WTO ministers successfully approve Tonga's membership at Hong Kong Conference (2005). Retrieved April 20, 2007, from http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/pres05_e/pr431_e.htm.

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