A person I respect deeply uses the phrase “soft bigotry of low expectations” to describe problems besetting Papua New Guineans working in the development sector. In other words, there is a pernicious assumption that Papua New Guineans are capable of less because of their background and they can get patronised to high heaven when they ... Read moreAbout the author/s Gordon Peake Gordon Peake is a writer, podcaster and consultant, and a campus visitor at the Development Policy Centre. His f...
