A historical perspective on Indigenous soicoeconomic outcome in Australia, 1971–2001
A historical perspective on Indigenous soicoeconomic outcome in Australia, 1971–2001 Journal Article
Australian Economic History Review
- Author(s): Altman, Jon C., Biddle, Nicholas, Hunter, Boyd H.
- Published: 2005
- Publisher: Blackwell Science Asia Pty. Ltd.
- Volume: 45
- ISBN: 1467-8446
Abstract: Current debate in Indigenous affairs in Australia often involves the assertion that the last 30 years has been a period of policy failure. This article examines trends across a number of socioeconomic outcomes for Indigenous Australians from the 1967 referendum to the present, using census data. Overall, there has been steady, although not spectacular improvement in outcomes over time. These improvements are especially marked for education, which was coming from an exceptionally low base. This finding is somewhat at odds with the common perception of the ‘failure’ of Indigenous policy.
- Urls: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8446.2005.00139.x, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-8446.2005.00139.x/abstract?systemMessage=Wiley+Online+Library+will+be+disrupted+on+23+February+from+10%3A00-12%3A00+BST+%2805%3A00-07%3A00+EDT%29+for+essential+maintenance
- Keywords: E24, I00, N37, aborigines, Australia, population census, social change, economic change