The term “green growth” and its sister concepts, “blue‐green growth,” the “green economy,” and the “blue‐green economy,” have gained considerable traction in the Pacific island region in a short space of time. Pacific island governments, regional organisations, and development agencies all use the terms, which originate outside of the Pacific. What (and who) has driven the adoption of green growth terminology within the region? How has its usage in the region mirrored international usage? This paper presents findings from research on the vernacularisation of green growth terminology in Fiji and Vanuatu. We find a contested policy space, where Pacific actors deploy competing meanings of green growth terms in ways that both reflect their worldviews and support their agendas. This diversity has helped to underpin the rapid spread of green growth terminology in the region, while differentiating it from international usage.

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术语是什么？太平洋岛屿的“绿色增长”和“蓝绿色经济”

“绿色增长”一词及其姊妹概念，“蓝绿色增长”，“绿色经济”和“蓝绿色经济”在很短的时间内在太平洋岛国受到了广泛的关注。太平洋岛国政府，区域组织和开发机构都使用源自太平洋以外的术语。是什么（和谁）推动了该地区绿色增长术语的采用？它在该地区的使用情况如何反映国际使用情况？本文介绍了斐济和瓦努阿图对绿色增长术语的本土化研究的发现。我们找到了一个有争议的政策空间，太平洋参与者在其中以反映其世界观和支持其议程的方式部署绿色增长术语的竞争含义。