Culture, Economy and Governance in Aboriginal Australia [electronic resource] : Proceedings of a Workshop Held at the University of Sydney, 30 November - 1 December 2004.
In the current period of economic strength, Indigenous peoples have found themselves increasingly struggling to develop economic opportunities and to ensure the viability of their social and cultural lives.
Record details
- ISBN: 1743322305
- ISBN: 9781743322307
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (479 p.)
- Publisher: Sydney : Sydney University Press, 2005.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I History of the Initiatives -- 1. What can the pre-colonial and frontier economies tell us about engagement with the real economy? -- 2. Indigenous Art as Economy -- Land Rights and Local Economies -- Mining projects in remote Aboriginal Australia -- Indigenous Educational Disadvantage -- The role of discrimination and the exclusion of Indigenous people from the labour market -- Contested Debates about Citizenship rights to Welfare -- Indigenous labour supply and regional industry Economic Futures on Aboriginal Land in Remote and Very Remote Australia -- Between a Rock and a Hard Place -- Learning Lessons: A Retrospective -- Education and Community -- Indigenous Families, Households and Governance -- Governance, Cultural Appropriateness and Accountability -- CDEP and ATSIC as bold experiments in governing differently -- The Indigenous Sector -- False Dichotomies and Other Barriers to Policy-Making for Aboriginal Communities |
Restrictions on Access Note: | NLC staff and students only. |
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