According to Ratuva (2006: 102-103), “traditional forms of social protection exist in various forms such as collective reciprocity of goods and services, ceremonial exchange or even at a level of individual behavioural disposition”. Traditional socio-political systems in Pacific societies are closely linked to customary systems of social protection. Reciprocity can be of different types: generalized, specialized or redistributive. The generalized type of reciprocity refers to the exchange of goods without specific value or time bound in terms of repayment. This is exemplified in the kerekere system of Fiji. Specialized reciprocity refers to the simultaneous exchange of goods.