Indigenous community development and self employment : with case studies in eco-tourism in North Australia / Don Fuller, Myles Howard and Jeremy Buultjens
Published
Rockhampton, Qld. : Central Queensland University Press, 2005
Indigenous economic and human development -- Indigenous communities and employment opportunities -- Micro-enterprise formation and indigenous economic and human development -- Field research methodology -- Ecotourism and indigenous micro-enterprise formation in Northern Australia: opportunities and constraints -- Main methodological approaches to evaluating CDEP: key findings from statistical studies -- Evaluating CDEP - key findings from ATSIC literature, qualitative studies and administrative analysis -- The importance of education and training to indigenous economic and human development -- Conclusions and policy implications
Summary
Academic researchers have pointed to the levels of deprivation and misery suffered by those living within remote Indigenous communities. That this is occurring within a country that has one of the highest standards of living is a matter for serious concern. Differences in living standards of indigenous people are now growing