Establishing a conducive investment climate. These obstacles need to be quickly addressed. Setting clear priorities in social policy. Public education and health clearly will be among the new nation's major priorities, and here selectivity will be critical. Pursuing institutional and legal reform.
Successful development requires simple, transparent and efficient institutional structures.
A high priority here will be land titling. Now, four bases of ownership coexist, the source of many disputes. It is also holding back reconstruction. But ultimately, it is up to the Timorese to make the transition, from resistance fighters to nation builders. Review Publishing Company Limited, Hong Kong.