This document summarizes a discussion paper about sustainable development options for Aboriginal people living on Aboriginal land. It describes the "hybrid economy" consisting of market, state, and customary components that is characteristic of these communities. The paper argues that this hybrid economy is poorly understood, leading to Indigenous contributions going unrecognized. It calls for a new hybrid analytical framework combining science, social science, and Indigenous knowledge to better understand development challenges and opportunities in these remote communities.
As part of the Global Development Institute Lecture Series and in collaboration with the Post-Crash Economics Society Dr Ha-Joon Chang, University of Cambridge, delivered a lecture entitled: Are some countries destined for under-development?
This course introduces students to globalization through examining its economic, social, political, and technological transformations that have increased global interconnectedness. Over 18 weeks, students will analyze different aspects of globalization like the global economy, population movements, and sustainability issues. Students will complete assessments like quizzes, presentations, and a final research paper on a topic related to globalization.
The document provides an overview of world regions and geography. It discusses how geography influences cultures, resources and development. Regions are defined as large territories that share common attributes. Regions are dynamic and shaped by environmental and human factors. The document then examines various approaches to classifying and studying world regions, and how regions are interconnected in a globalized world.
Globalization has impacted the Nepali media in several ways. It has influenced media structures through foreign investment, competition with international outlets, and training of journalists. Technologies of transmission and reception have also been impacted by dependencies on new equipment and formats from Western companies. Media content has seen a rise in entertainment and infotainment coverage from abroad as well as dependence on foreign news agencies. Audiences now consume more international media products and constantly update their technologies. While globalization began impacting Nepal after 1816, its effects on media accelerated post-1990 through changes to organizations, personnel, technologies and content.
A homogeneous society is such a society where most of the people share the sa...hanan ampaso
A heterogeneous society consists of people from diverse backgrounds, including different cultures, ethnicities, languages, and religions. Such a society has several advantages, including exposing people to new cultures which can make them more tolerant. Living in a heterogeneous environment also allows people to learn from different traditions and adopt beneficial practices. However, some argue that heterogeneous societies can also face issues like minority groups feeling discriminated against or parts of the majority resisting cultural changes. Overall, a heterogeneous population tends to be more innovative and adaptive compared to a homogeneous one.
Modernization Theory posited that societies progress through predictable and universal stages of development from traditional to modern. It was influenced by evolutionary and functionalist theories. Relatively modernized societies are characterized by specialization, rational cultural norms, and emphasis on markets, while relatively non-modern societies emphasize tradition, particularism, and self-sufficiency. Late industrializers have advantages like learning from others but also challenges converting resources and disappointing expectations. Theories assumed modernization was systematic, transformative, phased, and brought countries closer to Western models through diffusion, but critics argue it ignored foreign influence and need for indigenous values.
The Contemporary World: Globalization of World PoliticsRommel Regala
This course introduces students to the contemporary world by examining the multifaceted phenomenon of globalization. Using the various disciplines of the social sciences, it examines the economic, social, political, technological, and other transformations that have created an increasing awareness of the interconnectedness of peoples and places around the globe. To this end, the course provides an overview of the various debates in global governance, development, and sustainability. Beyond exposing the student to the world outside the Philippines, it seeks to inculcate a sense of global citizenship and goal ethical responsibility.
Weaknesses and strenths of modernization theoryWanyonyi Joseph
The document discusses modernization theory, its key aspects, and criticisms. It notes that modernization theory views development as a linear process where traditional societies modernize by adopting practices from more developed nations. However, it has several weaknesses. It assumes a "one-size-fits-all" approach but conditions differ between contexts. It also fails to consider local participation and sustainability. While it emphasized economic growth, development requires more. Overall, the document argues that modernization theory provides an incomplete and outdated view of development that does not consider the realities of third world countries. Newer approaches like participatory development are needed.
As part of the Global Development Institute Lecture Series and in collaboration with the Post-Crash Economics Society Dr Ha-Joon Chang, University of Cambridge, delivered a lecture entitled: Are some countries destined for under-development?
This course introduces students to globalization through examining its economic, social, political, and technological transformations that have increased global interconnectedness. Over 18 weeks, students will analyze different aspects of globalization like the global economy, population movements, and sustainability issues. Students will complete assessments like quizzes, presentations, and a final research paper on a topic related to globalization.
The document provides an overview of world regions and geography. It discusses how geography influences cultures, resources and development. Regions are defined as large territories that share common attributes. Regions are dynamic and shaped by environmental and human factors. The document then examines various approaches to classifying and studying world regions, and how regions are interconnected in a globalized world.
Globalization has impacted the Nepali media in several ways. It has influenced media structures through foreign investment, competition with international outlets, and training of journalists. Technologies of transmission and reception have also been impacted by dependencies on new equipment and formats from Western companies. Media content has seen a rise in entertainment and infotainment coverage from abroad as well as dependence on foreign news agencies. Audiences now consume more international media products and constantly update their technologies. While globalization began impacting Nepal after 1816, its effects on media accelerated post-1990 through changes to organizations, personnel, technologies and content.
A homogeneous society is such a society where most of the people share the sa...hanan ampaso
A heterogeneous society consists of people from diverse backgrounds, including different cultures, ethnicities, languages, and religions. Such a society has several advantages, including exposing people to new cultures which can make them more tolerant. Living in a heterogeneous environment also allows people to learn from different traditions and adopt beneficial practices. However, some argue that heterogeneous societies can also face issues like minority groups feeling discriminated against or parts of the majority resisting cultural changes. Overall, a heterogeneous population tends to be more innovative and adaptive compared to a homogeneous one.
Modernization Theory posited that societies progress through predictable and universal stages of development from traditional to modern. It was influenced by evolutionary and functionalist theories. Relatively modernized societies are characterized by specialization, rational cultural norms, and emphasis on markets, while relatively non-modern societies emphasize tradition, particularism, and self-sufficiency. Late industrializers have advantages like learning from others but also challenges converting resources and disappointing expectations. Theories assumed modernization was systematic, transformative, phased, and brought countries closer to Western models through diffusion, but critics argue it ignored foreign influence and need for indigenous values.
The Contemporary World: Globalization of World PoliticsRommel Regala
This course introduces students to the contemporary world by examining the multifaceted phenomenon of globalization. Using the various disciplines of the social sciences, it examines the economic, social, political, technological, and other transformations that have created an increasing awareness of the interconnectedness of peoples and places around the globe. To this end, the course provides an overview of the various debates in global governance, development, and sustainability. Beyond exposing the student to the world outside the Philippines, it seeks to inculcate a sense of global citizenship and goal ethical responsibility.
Weaknesses and strenths of modernization theoryWanyonyi Joseph
The document discusses modernization theory, its key aspects, and criticisms. It notes that modernization theory views development as a linear process where traditional societies modernize by adopting practices from more developed nations. However, it has several weaknesses. It assumes a "one-size-fits-all" approach but conditions differ between contexts. It also fails to consider local participation and sustainability. While it emphasized economic growth, development requires more. Overall, the document argues that modernization theory provides an incomplete and outdated view of development that does not consider the realities of third world countries. Newer approaches like participatory development are needed.
This document provides an overview of required readings and core concepts for Week 19 of a course on media transnationalism. It includes a list of required and additional readings from various authors on topics like globalization, cultural imperialism, and media flows. It summarizes key ideas from the readings such as Appadurai's five dimensions of global cultural flow and the disjunctures created by uneven global flows. It also briefly outlines concepts discussed in readings by Tunstall on Anglo-American and Euro-American media and Schlesinger on the contradictory communicative space in Europe. The document concludes by noting questions for seminar discussion and announcing readings for the following week.
Encountering Development Chapter ONE by Arturo Escobar Sajjad Haider
This document provides a summary of Arturo Escobar's book "Encountering Development: The Making and Unmaking of the Third World" published in 1995. It discusses how the book examines the history of development discourse and how it led to the production of the "Third World". It analyzes how development was established as a field of thought and reality following World War 2, influenced by works like Orientalism. The book aims to understand how development ideology and interventions have impacted societies over the last 40 years.
Theories for World Sociology (Global Development)MissHSociology
Description of 7 different theoretical approaches to understanding world development.
Modernisation Theory, Neo-Liberalist Theory, Counter-Industrial Theory, Dependency Theory, World Systems Theory, Feminist Theory.
Descriptions of theories, plus evaluations.
Modernization theory views development as a progressive movement towards more modern societies characterized by industrialization, urbanization, and other social and economic changes associated with developed nations. It assumes countries are at different stages on a linear path that will ultimately lead to industrialized and ordered societies. However, modernization theory has been criticized for being overly simplistic and ethnocentric by ignoring local contexts, cultures, and the political and historical factors that influence development. It also fails to account for inequality and poverty that can persist despite economic growth. While initially optimistic, modernization theory's inability to adequately explain development outcomes led to the rise of dependency and neo-Marxist theories in the 1970s that offered alternative perspectives.
This document discusses modernization theory, which posits that societies progress through stages from "traditional" to "modern". It is criticized for privileging markers like urbanization, literacy, and industrialization to define modernity. Key questions are raised around who defines modernity and whether all societies truly progress in the same linear way. The theory is also examined in the context of its origins in post-World War 2 United States as a way to promote capitalism over communism and analyze newly decolonized nations. Functionalism, which views society as analogous to a biological organism, is discussed as an influence on modernization theory.
This document provides an overview of world regions and geography. It discusses how geography influences cultures and economies. Regions are defined and classified in various ways, including formally by shared attributes and functionally by economic organization. Forces like globalization are increasing interconnectivity between regions. The document examines topics like population trends, economic development, social issues, the environment, and political structures at regional and global scales. Regional geography combines physical and human perspectives to holistically study territories and the relationships between communities worldwide.
This document provides an overview of globalization and its impact on the regional, national, and local levels. It discusses how globalization has increased connectivity and interdependence between different parts of the world. While globalization has led to some uniformity and "sameness" across cultures, it has also strengthened regional identities and nationalism. The document also examines how nations, regions, and local communities have responded to globalization by promoting their unique cultural aspects in order to attract tourism and investment.
Modernisation and Dependency theory 33 mark planSapphoWebb
Here is an interactive plan for lesson use borrowed from my teacher for here. It includes paragraphs and ideas to put in them.
For more revision material visit revise-sociology-aqa.tumblr.com
This document provides an overview of modernization theory. It discusses:
1) The emergence of modernization theory in the late 1940s/1950s as a response to concerns about the spread of communism in developing countries. The theory promoted the adoption of Western capitalist and democratic models of development.
2) Modernization theory viewed developing countries as "traditionally" held back from development due to cultural barriers, and proposed they develop through industrialization and adopting Western values/institutions with assistance from Western countries.
3) Critics argue modernization theory promoted an overly simplistic view that did not account for diversity in development paths or historical/cultural contexts of different societies. The theory was also seen as ethn
IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION AND INITIATION OF TRADE UNION WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE ...Keshav Prasad Bhattarai
This document summarizes the impact of globalization and trade union initiation in Nepal. It discusses how globalization has integrated economies through increased trade, investment, and movement of people, technology, and ideas. While globalization has created opportunities for some, it has marginalized many countries and communities. In Nepal, the decade-long armed insurgency disrupted economic development and global integration, costing the country billions and driving many youth to migrate for work. Though poverty has declined in Nepal, rural poverty remains high and the economy still has not fully benefited from globalization due to lack of infrastructure and opportunity.
The political dimensions of globalizationMandeep Raj
The document provides an overview of the political dimensions of globalization. It discusses several topics:
1) It defines globalization and outlines several phases of increasing global connection and integration throughout history.
2) It identifies several types and effects of globalization, including technological, economic, financial, cultural, political, military, environmental, health, and resource-related globalization.
3) It examines the political dimension of globalization in more depth, identifying both threats such as fragile states, terrorism, authoritarianism, and organized crime, as well as benefits such as expanded diplomacy, international law, democracy, and development.
Developing countries have three main goals of modernization: 1) achieving political stability by reducing tensions between diverse cultural groups, as military coups often occur when power is contested; 2) developing economic diversity beyond a single crop or industry through modern farming and machinery; 3) increasing education, literacy, healthcare, housing, and infrastructure like water and sewage systems. However, modernization faces challenges like population explosions as life expectancy rises, rapid urbanization, and cultural changes that can contribute to issues like crime and loss of traditions. Failure to modernize sufficiently widens the gap between developing and developed nations.
The paper deals with the changing nature and manifestation of the ‘World Order’. The focus has been on nthe South Asian region. China has been undertaken the driver of this ‘New World Order’, and it is discussed that how it has become a challenge to the Indian Foreign Policy in the recent times – both regionally and globally. Chinese policies and India’s responses has been discussed. It further deals with the inherent weaknesses in the Chinese model and discusses that how the post-Cold war, globalized world is essentially a multi-polar world and no one country can establish itself as the superpower. The paper
attempts to deal with the various facets – from hard to soft power – and explains the nuances of the recent developments in the region and its implications at the global level and vice versa.
This document summarizes key ideas from two works: Frank's "The Development of Underdevelopment" and Dos Santos' "The Structure of Dependency". Frank argues that modernization theory, which views underdevelopment as a natural phase, is deficient because it ignores how colonialism altered development paths in the Third World. Underdevelopment was intentionally created through exploiting resources and transferring economic surplus to Western nations. Dos Santos identifies three historical forms of dependency - colonial, financial-industrial, technological-industrial - and how they structurally limit industrial development and reproduce inequality in dependent nations under foreign capital's control.
Dependency theory developed in the late 1950s led by Raul Prebisch to explain why economic growth in wealthy nations did not necessarily lead to growth in poorer countries. It argues that poorer nations are dependent on wealthy nations for resources, markets, and obsolete technology, which prevents self-sustaining development. Wealthy nations also actively maintain this state of dependence through economic, political, and cultural means. Dependency theory aimed to explain the persistent underdevelopment and inequality between nations as an intrinsic result of the patterns of interaction and trade within the global economic system.
This chapter examines the internal structure and patterns of contemporary cities, including land use, urban form and design, as well as trends and problems facing urban areas. Larger cities are characterized by cultural diversity and different ethnic communities clustered in various zones. The typical North American city is structured around a central business district and has experienced high rates of in-migration forming concentric zones. Peripheral cities face problems from rapid demographic growth outpacing economic growth.
This document discusses the impact of globalization on local cultures. It explores how the expansion of U.S. corporations and products abroad can influence local mores and traditions, using examples like McDonald's influencing eating habits in China. It also examines how the large size and wealth of the American market and the dominance of the English language have allowed U.S. cultural products to spread widely globally, with concerns that this could lead to the homogenization of world cultures. Some see such changes as threats to cultural diversity, while others view them as positive aspects of global integration.
The document discusses dependency theory, which argues that resources flow from poorer "periphery" states to enrich wealthier "core" states. It originated in reaction to modernization theory. There are two perspectives on dependency - the capitalist view that it facilitates development, and the socialist view that it is a form of imperialism that enriches core states. Key aspects of dependency include globalization, free markets, surplus value flowing to core states, political and technological control by core states, and neo-colonialism. While it was influential in the 1960-70s, dependency theory has lost some influence with the growth of some developing economies, though still impacts anti-poverty campaigns.
The document discusses several concepts related to globalization theory, including McDonaldization, Americanization, and theories of cultural, economic, and political globalization. It summarizes the work of theorists like George Ritzer, Roland Robertson, and Joseph Nye who argue that while American culture has global influence, globalization is a complex phenomenon and not synonymous with Americanization. The spread of ideas and business models is a two-way process that also transforms American society through global connections.
The document is a report by the Committee for Consultations on the Situation in Andhra Pradesh (CCSAP). It discusses the committee's approach and methodology in fulfilling its mandate to examine the demand for separate statehood for Telangana and maintaining a united Andhra Pradesh. The committee adopted a participatory and consultative approach, issuing public notices, holding consultations, commissioning studies, undertaking field visits and discussions. It received an overwhelming response with many memoranda submitted. The committee's work was completed in two phases - building an information bank through research and consultations, followed by internal analysis and preparation of the report.
This document provides an overview of required readings and core concepts for Week 19 of a course on media transnationalism. It includes a list of required and additional readings from various authors on topics like globalization, cultural imperialism, and media flows. It summarizes key ideas from the readings such as Appadurai's five dimensions of global cultural flow and the disjunctures created by uneven global flows. It also briefly outlines concepts discussed in readings by Tunstall on Anglo-American and Euro-American media and Schlesinger on the contradictory communicative space in Europe. The document concludes by noting questions for seminar discussion and announcing readings for the following week.
Encountering Development Chapter ONE by Arturo Escobar Sajjad Haider
This document provides a summary of Arturo Escobar's book "Encountering Development: The Making and Unmaking of the Third World" published in 1995. It discusses how the book examines the history of development discourse and how it led to the production of the "Third World". It analyzes how development was established as a field of thought and reality following World War 2, influenced by works like Orientalism. The book aims to understand how development ideology and interventions have impacted societies over the last 40 years.
Theories for World Sociology (Global Development)MissHSociology
Description of 7 different theoretical approaches to understanding world development.
Modernisation Theory, Neo-Liberalist Theory, Counter-Industrial Theory, Dependency Theory, World Systems Theory, Feminist Theory.
Descriptions of theories, plus evaluations.
Modernization theory views development as a progressive movement towards more modern societies characterized by industrialization, urbanization, and other social and economic changes associated with developed nations. It assumes countries are at different stages on a linear path that will ultimately lead to industrialized and ordered societies. However, modernization theory has been criticized for being overly simplistic and ethnocentric by ignoring local contexts, cultures, and the political and historical factors that influence development. It also fails to account for inequality and poverty that can persist despite economic growth. While initially optimistic, modernization theory's inability to adequately explain development outcomes led to the rise of dependency and neo-Marxist theories in the 1970s that offered alternative perspectives.
This document discusses modernization theory, which posits that societies progress through stages from "traditional" to "modern". It is criticized for privileging markers like urbanization, literacy, and industrialization to define modernity. Key questions are raised around who defines modernity and whether all societies truly progress in the same linear way. The theory is also examined in the context of its origins in post-World War 2 United States as a way to promote capitalism over communism and analyze newly decolonized nations. Functionalism, which views society as analogous to a biological organism, is discussed as an influence on modernization theory.
This document provides an overview of world regions and geography. It discusses how geography influences cultures and economies. Regions are defined and classified in various ways, including formally by shared attributes and functionally by economic organization. Forces like globalization are increasing interconnectivity between regions. The document examines topics like population trends, economic development, social issues, the environment, and political structures at regional and global scales. Regional geography combines physical and human perspectives to holistically study territories and the relationships between communities worldwide.
This document provides an overview of globalization and its impact on the regional, national, and local levels. It discusses how globalization has increased connectivity and interdependence between different parts of the world. While globalization has led to some uniformity and "sameness" across cultures, it has also strengthened regional identities and nationalism. The document also examines how nations, regions, and local communities have responded to globalization by promoting their unique cultural aspects in order to attract tourism and investment.
Modernisation and Dependency theory 33 mark planSapphoWebb
Here is an interactive plan for lesson use borrowed from my teacher for here. It includes paragraphs and ideas to put in them.
For more revision material visit revise-sociology-aqa.tumblr.com
This document provides an overview of modernization theory. It discusses:
1) The emergence of modernization theory in the late 1940s/1950s as a response to concerns about the spread of communism in developing countries. The theory promoted the adoption of Western capitalist and democratic models of development.
2) Modernization theory viewed developing countries as "traditionally" held back from development due to cultural barriers, and proposed they develop through industrialization and adopting Western values/institutions with assistance from Western countries.
3) Critics argue modernization theory promoted an overly simplistic view that did not account for diversity in development paths or historical/cultural contexts of different societies. The theory was also seen as ethn
IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION AND INITIATION OF TRADE UNION WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE ...Keshav Prasad Bhattarai
This document summarizes the impact of globalization and trade union initiation in Nepal. It discusses how globalization has integrated economies through increased trade, investment, and movement of people, technology, and ideas. While globalization has created opportunities for some, it has marginalized many countries and communities. In Nepal, the decade-long armed insurgency disrupted economic development and global integration, costing the country billions and driving many youth to migrate for work. Though poverty has declined in Nepal, rural poverty remains high and the economy still has not fully benefited from globalization due to lack of infrastructure and opportunity.
The political dimensions of globalizationMandeep Raj
The document provides an overview of the political dimensions of globalization. It discusses several topics:
1) It defines globalization and outlines several phases of increasing global connection and integration throughout history.
2) It identifies several types and effects of globalization, including technological, economic, financial, cultural, political, military, environmental, health, and resource-related globalization.
3) It examines the political dimension of globalization in more depth, identifying both threats such as fragile states, terrorism, authoritarianism, and organized crime, as well as benefits such as expanded diplomacy, international law, democracy, and development.
Developing countries have three main goals of modernization: 1) achieving political stability by reducing tensions between diverse cultural groups, as military coups often occur when power is contested; 2) developing economic diversity beyond a single crop or industry through modern farming and machinery; 3) increasing education, literacy, healthcare, housing, and infrastructure like water and sewage systems. However, modernization faces challenges like population explosions as life expectancy rises, rapid urbanization, and cultural changes that can contribute to issues like crime and loss of traditions. Failure to modernize sufficiently widens the gap between developing and developed nations.
The paper deals with the changing nature and manifestation of the ‘World Order’. The focus has been on nthe South Asian region. China has been undertaken the driver of this ‘New World Order’, and it is discussed that how it has become a challenge to the Indian Foreign Policy in the recent times – both regionally and globally. Chinese policies and India’s responses has been discussed. It further deals with the inherent weaknesses in the Chinese model and discusses that how the post-Cold war, globalized world is essentially a multi-polar world and no one country can establish itself as the superpower. The paper
attempts to deal with the various facets – from hard to soft power – and explains the nuances of the recent developments in the region and its implications at the global level and vice versa.
This document summarizes key ideas from two works: Frank's "The Development of Underdevelopment" and Dos Santos' "The Structure of Dependency". Frank argues that modernization theory, which views underdevelopment as a natural phase, is deficient because it ignores how colonialism altered development paths in the Third World. Underdevelopment was intentionally created through exploiting resources and transferring economic surplus to Western nations. Dos Santos identifies three historical forms of dependency - colonial, financial-industrial, technological-industrial - and how they structurally limit industrial development and reproduce inequality in dependent nations under foreign capital's control.
Dependency theory developed in the late 1950s led by Raul Prebisch to explain why economic growth in wealthy nations did not necessarily lead to growth in poorer countries. It argues that poorer nations are dependent on wealthy nations for resources, markets, and obsolete technology, which prevents self-sustaining development. Wealthy nations also actively maintain this state of dependence through economic, political, and cultural means. Dependency theory aimed to explain the persistent underdevelopment and inequality between nations as an intrinsic result of the patterns of interaction and trade within the global economic system.
This chapter examines the internal structure and patterns of contemporary cities, including land use, urban form and design, as well as trends and problems facing urban areas. Larger cities are characterized by cultural diversity and different ethnic communities clustered in various zones. The typical North American city is structured around a central business district and has experienced high rates of in-migration forming concentric zones. Peripheral cities face problems from rapid demographic growth outpacing economic growth.
This document discusses the impact of globalization on local cultures. It explores how the expansion of U.S. corporations and products abroad can influence local mores and traditions, using examples like McDonald's influencing eating habits in China. It also examines how the large size and wealth of the American market and the dominance of the English language have allowed U.S. cultural products to spread widely globally, with concerns that this could lead to the homogenization of world cultures. Some see such changes as threats to cultural diversity, while others view them as positive aspects of global integration.
The document discusses dependency theory, which argues that resources flow from poorer "periphery" states to enrich wealthier "core" states. It originated in reaction to modernization theory. There are two perspectives on dependency - the capitalist view that it facilitates development, and the socialist view that it is a form of imperialism that enriches core states. Key aspects of dependency include globalization, free markets, surplus value flowing to core states, political and technological control by core states, and neo-colonialism. While it was influential in the 1960-70s, dependency theory has lost some influence with the growth of some developing economies, though still impacts anti-poverty campaigns.
The document discusses several concepts related to globalization theory, including McDonaldization, Americanization, and theories of cultural, economic, and political globalization. It summarizes the work of theorists like George Ritzer, Roland Robertson, and Joseph Nye who argue that while American culture has global influence, globalization is a complex phenomenon and not synonymous with Americanization. The spread of ideas and business models is a two-way process that also transforms American society through global connections.
The document is a report by the Committee for Consultations on the Situation in Andhra Pradesh (CCSAP). It discusses the committee's approach and methodology in fulfilling its mandate to examine the demand for separate statehood for Telangana and maintaining a united Andhra Pradesh. The committee adopted a participatory and consultative approach, issuing public notices, holding consultations, commissioning studies, undertaking field visits and discussions. It received an overwhelming response with many memoranda submitted. The committee's work was completed in two phases - building an information bank through research and consultations, followed by internal analysis and preparation of the report.
The document discusses how companies are modernizing vehicles, buildings, and electric grids by taking a more aggregated approach to energy management and efficiency. It explains that transportation and buildings account for the majority of energy consumption in the US. Several companies are analyzing energy use across facilities and transportation to identify opportunities to reduce costs, improve productivity, and minimize environmental impacts through technologies and active management.
Quarterly House Report September 2014 Josh Develop
Domain Group data reports that the national median house price increased by 1.2 per cent over the last quarter, bringing the annual growth figure to 9.4 per cent over the year ending September 2014.
The document provides details about the Committee for Consultations on the Situation in Andhra Pradesh, including its composition, approach, methodology, terms of reference, and consultation process. The key points are:
1. The committee was constituted in February 2010 to hold consultations on the demand for a separate Telangana state vs maintaining a united Andhra Pradesh.
2. The committee met over 30 times and consulted with over 100 groups across Andhra Pradesh, including visiting all 23 districts.
3. The committee received many representations and memoranda in response to public notices and found the inputs valuable to formulating its recommendations.
4. The committee expresses gratitude to all political parties, organizations, and sections of
The document contains a series of exercises asking the reader to fill in blanks with objects that various people have or do not have. The first section asks the reader to fill in what Marianela, Vicente, and others have. The second section asks the reader to fill in verbs like "have", "has" to describe what the reader, others, or groups of people have in their possession, such as a computer, camera, cars, or other objects.
This document contains a list of colors and adjectives. It then provides example sentences using possessives like "I've got" and adjectives to describe nouns. There are also practice sentences for students to complete with the correct order of words. The document encourages practicing using these structures in simple sentences.
The document discusses how businesses can prepare for and address the financial impacts of carbon pricing and regulatory policies related to sustainability. It provides questions businesses should consider around how carbon pricing may affect their costs, revenues, and risk profile. It then outlines three keys to running an eco-efficient business: focusing on people, systems, and the external environment. Specific strategies are described, including conducting energy audits, sustainable procurement practices, and using tools to measure and report on sustainability performance.
This document discusses an Indigenous health rights campaign called the Healing Hands Health Rights Campaign launched in Australia in 2004. The campaign aims to promote health as a fundamental human right and raise awareness about the need for policy change to allocate resources based on Indigenous health needs. While the campaign has brought greater public and political attention to Indigenous health issues, progress in closing health gaps remains slow. The campaign has been accountable to the Indigenous community it serves by addressing the community's calls for action, developing the campaign in response to their needs, and maintaining close relationships with Indigenous leaders throughout.
Banal Nationalism in Stateless Nations_Everyday IPE and national identity in ...Harikrishnan S
This document provides a literature review on theories of nationalism. It discusses three main schools of thought: primordialism, ethno-symbolism, and modernism. The modernist school is examined in more detail, focusing on scholars like Tom Nairn, Michael Hechter, John Breuilly, Eric Hobsbawm, and Ernest Gellner. Modernist scholars view nationalism as a product of modernity, influenced by economic, political, and cultural factors related to capitalism, industrialization, and the emergence of nation-states. The document then discusses how various modernist scholars emphasize economic, political, or cultural factors. It provides an overview of their key arguments regarding the rise of nationalism and national identity.
Migrations and the Net: new virtual spaces to build a cultural identityeLearning Papers
Author: Linda J. Castañeda, Paz Prendes, Francisco Martínez-Sánchez.
This paper presents some of the reflections, projects and results around the topics of multiculturalism and migration attained by the Educational Technology Research Group at the University of Murcia, some of them integrated in the Interuniversity Cooperation programmes promoted by the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation (AECI).
The Power of Perception - Homelessness Thesis - PDFBill Snaddon
This document provides a summary of Bill Snaddon's 2008 Honours dissertation from Monash University titled "The Power of Perception: Debating Homelessness in Australia 1970-2008". The dissertation examines key moments in the national debate around homelessness in Australia from 1970 to 2008. It discusses the recognition of homelessness in the 1970s, debates around responsibility in the 1980s-1990s, and issues around choice and policy in the 1995-2008 period. The document provides context on previous research on homelessness in Australia and how understanding of the issue has evolved over time.
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The document summarizes the work and ideas of Néstor García Canclini, an Argentine academic known for theorizing the concept of "hybridity." Some key points:
- García Canclini got his PhD from University of Paris X and currently works in Mexico City, directing urban culture studies.
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Sustainable development options on Aboriginal land
1. Sustainable development options on Aboriginal land:
The hybrid economy in the twenty-first century
J.C. Altman
No. 226/2001
ISSN 1036-1774
ISBN 0 7315 5601 1
Professor Jon Altman is the Director of the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy
Research at the Australian National University.
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Table of contents
Abbreviations and acronyms ...............................................................................iv
Summary .............................................................................................................v
Acknowledgments ...............................................................................................vi
Introduction ...................................................................................................... 1
The people and the country.............................................................................. 2
The hybrid economy.......................................................................................... 4
The market ..................................................................................................... 4
The state......................................................................................................... 4
The customary economy ................................................................................. 5
Linkages and interdependencies ..................................................................... 5
Development dilemmas..................................................................................... 6
Sustainability issues ......................................................................................... 7
Future development options............................................................................. 8
Conclusion......................................................................................................... 9
Notes................................................................................................................. 11
References......................................................................................................... 12
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Abbreviations and acronyms
ABS Australian Bureau of Statistics
AGO Australian Greenhouse Office
AIAS Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies
ANU The Australian National University
ARC Australian Research Council
BAC Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation
CAEPR Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
CDEP Community Development Employment Project
CGC Commonwealth Grants Commission
CSIRO Commonwealth Scientific Research and Industrial Organisation
DFACS Department of Family and Community Services
MAC Maningrida Arts and Culture
NTU Northern Territory University
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Summary
This discussion paper is a brief summary of a number of intellectual endeavours
undertaken in 2001. First and foremost, it is an attempt to progress a research
collaboration between the author—a social scientist based at the Centre for
Aboriginal Economic Policy Research—and a number of biological scientists based
at the Australian Research Council ARC Key Centre for Tropical Wildlife
Management at the Northern Territory University. It is hoped that it also further
progresses our joint collaboration with an Indigenous organisation, the
Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation in central Arnhem Land. The broad aim of this
wider collaboration is to generate creative ideas about new development futures
for Aboriginal people living on Aboriginal land.
The paper seeks to broaden the notion of the economy and development to
include the customary economy. A number of other issues are discussed in the
process, some in a very cursory and exploratory way. These include the debate
about Indigenous development encapsulated in extreme ideological positions
taken by so-called ‘progressives’ and ‘conservatives’, as well as more conventional
debates about the shortcomings of notions of development that are embedded in
the market mentality and have limited analytical capacity for considering cross-
cultural and sustainability issues. There is a linked debate about land rights and
native title and whether the restitution of property rights (in land and species) to
Indigenous groups will have a positive (or negative) future development impact.
The paper begins by outlining the economic development problem that is faced by
Indigenous people living on Aboriginal land in remote and regional Australia. It
then describes the hybrid economy, made up of market, state and customary
components, that is a distinctive feature of such situations, and argues that a big
part of the development problem is that this type of economy is poorly
understood—by politicians, policy makers and Indigenous people and their
representative organisations alike. Consequently, important Indigenous
contributions remain unquantified and unrecognised in mainstream calculations
of economic worth. This shortcoming is generated in large measure by inadequate
analytical approaches that fail to ask how development based on market
engagement be delivered to communities that are extremely remote from markets,
in both locational and cultural terms.
A proper understanding of the hybrid economy requires a hybrid analytical and
intellectual framework that combines science, social sciences and Indigenous
knowledge systems. The paper argues for such a framework, and concludes by
providing a few examples of how this different approach might enhance greater
sustainable development on Aboriginal land in the twenty-first century.
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Acknowledgments
This discussion paper has benefited from a great deal of collaboration. An early
version was presented as ‘Development dilemmas for Indigenous Australians in
remote regions: Exploration of sustainable options in a hybrid economy for the
21st Century’, on 18 July 2001 at the Northern Territory University’s ARC Key
Centre for Tropical Wildlife Management. I would like to thank many participants
at that seminar for their input, but especially my research collaborators Peter
Whitehead and Tony Griffiths.
My research on the customary economy is based on a long collaboration with
people in the Maningrida region and the Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation (BAC)
that began in 1979. I would like to thank all my eastern Kuninjku research
collaborators for inducting me into the customary economy and David Bond, Ian
Munro and Fiona Salmon from BAC, and all the Djelk community rangers, for
their assistance over the years. I have also been fortunate to have enjoyed
productive collaborations with the Northern Land Council, and especially Peter
Cooke of its Caring for Country Unit. I would like to thank my social sciences
colleagues at CAEPR for discussing the ideas in his paper with me, and my
science colleagues at the NTU for collaborations that have, I hope, helped to
reduce entrenched disciplinary barriers between science and social science. For
specific comments on an earlier draft I thank Melinda Hinkson, Mike Dillon and
Peter Whitehead.
This version of the paper was presented at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander Studies Conference The Power of Knowledge and the
Resonance of Tradition in a session entitled ‘Beyond native title: Self government
on Aboriginal lands—Economic independence and commercial development’, in
September 2001. The high level of interest in the paper, both at the conference
and subsequently, encouraged me to publish it quickly, after taking into account
further very challenging comments from readers, especially Lesley Head and Dan
Gillespie, and also Peter Whitehead and Tony Griffiths.
Finally, I thank Frances Morphy for her editorial comments, Wendy Forster for
assistance with the layout of the paper.
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Introduction
At the start of the twenty-first century we have seen the emergence of a new and
very provocative discourse on Indigenous affairs policy. The popular media have
allocated labels to two ideological camps: the ‘progressives’ who support an
amalgam of Indigenous citizenship rights and special rights, and the
‘conservatives’ who believe that the way forward is through a more thorough
incorporation of Indigenous people into the mainstream.1 Two recent books depict
the extremes of these contrasting positions: Folds’ (2001) Crossed Purposes and
Sandall’s (2001) The Culture Cult. Sandall accuses the progressives of giving too
much weight to history, and of dishonestly ‘romanticising the primitive’ and
facilitating the exclusion of Indigenous people from the benefits of modernity. The
policy implication of his position is assimilation. Folds, on the other hand,
provides a markedly different polemic of informed cultural relativism based on
long-term residence in a Pintubi community. His position recognises lived reality,
cultural difference and Pintubi choice. The policy implication of Folds’ position,
however, is arguably the continuation of the status quo.
In this exploratory discussion paper I set out to challenge the ideological positions
of both ‘progressives’ and ‘conservatives’, and of conventional economic thinking
in general. I begin by outlining the economic development problem that is faced
by Indigenous people living on Aboriginal land in remote and regional Australia. I
then describe the nature of the hybrid economy, made up of market, state and
customary components, that is a distinctive feature of such situations. Part of the
development problem is that this type of economy is poorly understood—by
politicians, policy makers and Indigenous people and their representative
organisations alike. Consequently, important Indigenous economic contributions
remain unquantified and unrecognised in mainstream calculations.
Part of the problem is generated by inadequate intellectual approaches to
development dilemmas on Aboriginal land which are encapsulated in the false
question: how can development based on market engagement be delivered to
communities that are remote? Part of the answer, I will argue, is to question the
premise upon which it is based, which is that the only type of economy worth the
name is the market economy. In arguing for the existence and validity of the
hybrid economy I will suggest that it can only be properly understood through a
hybrid intellectual framework that combines science, social sciences and
Indigenous knowledge systems. I will end by providing a few examples of how this
different approach might enhance greater sustainable development on Aboriginal
land in the twenty-first century: I will not, at this juncture, discuss in any great
detail the many statutory, institutional and cultural barriers to such development
that will need to be overcome.
This discussion paper is intentionally broad in scope and somewhat polemical
because it is my view that such an approach is needed if we are to break the
shackles of the very dominant market mentality that continues to pervade
mainstream thinking. Such a mentality, I contend, is at best inadequate and
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at worst inhibits creative possibilities for people who have very tenuous links to
the market.
The people and the country
It is difficult to say just how many people live on Aboriginal-owned land. One
recent estimate from 1999 suggests a total figure of about 110,000, with perhaps
one in ten being non-Indigenous residents (Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
2000). The Indigenous population of these lands accounted for about 25 per cent
of the total Indigenous population at that time. It is significant that historical
analysis over the last four censuses, 1981 to 1996, indicates that this population
has grown significantly. More importantly, some recent preliminary population
projections undertaken by Taylor and Bell (2001) in relation to a number of
remote mining regions forecast rapid future growth. The Indigenous population
of these selected regions is conservatively estimated to grow by 10,000 from
24,000, at a rate of 2 per cent per annum, between 1996 and 2016.
As this population grows, it is likely that the Aboriginal-owned land base will also
grow. For example, recent research by Pollack (2001) indicates that the
Indigenous share of the national estate comprised 14.2 per cent of Australia in
1993, 15.1 per cent by 1996, and between 16 per cent and 18 per cent in 2000.
Such growth is a result of claims processes incorporated in land rights and native
title laws, as well as the purchasing activity of the Indigenous Land Corporation.
At the same time, native title property rights have also received enhanced
statutory recognition, most significantly in the Yanner v Eaton High Court
decision on customary use rights over wildlife.
The economic development problem for Indigenous people resident on Aboriginal
land can briefly be described in the following terms: compared to the wider
Australian norm, incomes are low and there is heavy dependence on the state as
a source of income. At times this situation is depicted in terms of poverty and
excessive welfare dependency: recently there has been a tendency for welfare
reformers, for example McClure (2000), and Indigenous spokespeople such
as Pearson (2000) to attribute many problems in Indigenous communities to
these features.2
Reliance on the state can be explained by the relative absence of commercially
viable enterprises in these remote localities. The market (or the private sector) is
at best small, at worst non-existent, and consequently the state looms relatively
large as provider of welfare and services. Had the populations of many of these
regions been entirely non-Indigenous it is highly likely that today they would be
even more sparsely populated, or even uninhabited. Conversely, if the land now
occupied was not of marginal commercial value, it is unlikely that it would be
Aboriginal-owned, because most restitution of land since the 1970s has been
predicated on it being unalienated Crown land, which has been historically of
limited commercial value.
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History plays a major part in explaining the current situation and the following
factors are of critical importance:
• colonisation encroached on much land that is now Aboriginal-owned (and its
inhabitants) relatively late; this was partly due to geographic isolation and
partly to the low commercial worth of the land;
• subsequent land rights legislation, and more recently native title laws have
returned significant areas to inalienable, but communal, title; and
• the incorporation of the Indigenous people in these remote areas into the
Australian state as full citizens also occurred only recently, leaving a
negative legacy, in mainstream terms, of low education status, low health
status, and so on, but conversely a positive legacy in terms of robustness of
cultural identity and continuity of customary economic practice.
There are myriad other factors that explain contemporary development problems,
many of which have been well-researched.
• Distinct Indigenous practice results in very different family formations from
the Australian norm: families are generally larger, dependency ratios are
higher, there is a far higher rate of population mobility (generally within fixed
regions). Kin-based relations of production often limit individual and
household economic incentive and accumulation.
• Property rights in land and resources have statutory and customary
manifestations that are only loosely correlated; these property rights may not
be equitably distributed, especially in situations when market development
occurs.
• Social capital that might be well adapted to Indigenous prerogatives is
robust, as is evident in continuities in customary laws and practices. But it
is poorly adapted or is adapting only slowly to the market. This creates
governance problems and associated political instability when market
opportunities, such as major resource developments, occur.
There are other factors that are less well researched that also play a role in
development.
• While there is a tendency to define communities as Indigenous, all but the
smallest have powerful non-Indigenous sectors. Management of most remote
communities is in the hands of non-Indigenous people who not only have a
pivotal role in the market and state sectors of the economy, but who also
define how these markets will operate and articulate with the customary
sector.
• While there is currently a high degree of ‘churning’ of the non-Indigenous
population, there is no indication that this component of the population will
decline in the future. Indeed if the mixed family formation evidenced in other
parts of Australia is indicative (Gray 1997), it is possible that this component
of the population will increase throughout the twenty-first century.
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The hybrid economy
The hybrid economy framework used here is intended as an analytical construct
for the assessment of the particularities of any one situation and the linkages
between the market, the state and the customary components of the economy.
These linkages can be complex and are simplified significantly here. I begin with a
description of each sector.
The market
The market can best be conceptualised as the productive private sector; it is
always evident, but often more in a consumptive than a productive manifestation.
In its productive form the market is often very small and might include the retail
sector, the arts industry, commercial wildlife harvesting, local entrepreneurial
activity and, in some situations, articulation with the mining and tourism sectors.
While there has been considerable debate recently about the emerging impacts of
globalisation on the market in regional Australia (see Gray & Lawrence 2001) in
reality the Indigenous economy has felt limited impact because there is so little
market engagement. This does not mean, however, that Indigenous communities
are not subject to globalisation: in some situations international impacts
on arts, tourism and mining have direct and indirect ramifications for
Indigenous stakeholders.3
The state
The state is present on Aboriginal land in many manifestations—as it is
everywhere—as service provider to citizens, as provider of the welfare safety net,
as law enforcer, and as regulator. In many Indigenous situations the state as
provider looms relatively large because the productive market is relatively small
and the customary economy is largely ignored in analysis. There are arguments to
suggest that given the extent of relative need, the state should in fact play a
greater role in many Indigenous communities (Commonwealth Grants
Commission (CGC) 2001).4 Others argue that excessive state intervention,
especially in the delivery of ‘passive welfare’ is often the cause of social prob-
lems: it is not that there is too little state support, it is just of the wrong form
(Pearson 2000).5
While the evidence suggests that more of the state might be needed in the short-
term, the political economy of Australian federalism and the relative absence of
the productive market in remote areas often results in regional neglect. From the
late twentieth century, governments have increasingly tried to corporatise and
privatise state service provision, or else cost-shift onto that part of the corporate
sector operating under the new rubric of ‘corporate citizenship’. Recent welfare
reform based on McClure recommendations (McClure 2000) and auspiced by the
government’s 2001–02 package Australians Working Together (Commonwealth of
Australia 2001) seeks to establish mutual obligation relationships between
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communities and welfare beneficiaries, a potentially fraught new form of cost-
shifting from government to citizens.
The customary economy
The customary economy is made up of a range of productive activities that occur
outside the market and that are based on cultural continuities: hunting,
gathering and fishing occur within the customary economy, but so too do a range
of other activities like land and habitat management, species management and
the maintenance of biodiversity. A distinctive feature of the customary economy is
that it is not monetised; consequently, its value has remained either unquantifed
or unrecognised in mainstream terms. Researchers, as a general rule, have
ignored the value of the customary economy for a variety of reasons, but mainly
because it is very difficult to quantify, especially on a regional scale.6 Case study
material suggests that the customary economy can have significant economic
value, especially in the tropical savannas and wetlands.7 The monetary value of
the customary economy is most clearly evident when its products are marketed
and attract a dollar value, as with the sale of Indigenous art. Even in such
contexts there are indications of under-valuation.8
Linkages and interdependencies
In reality, there are invariably linkages and interdependencies between these
three conceptual sectors: that is the nature of hybridity. Four cross-cutting
cleavages are noteworthy.
• Market, state and customary—as evidenced, for example, in the marketing of
arts via art centres that are state-supported, but are also dependent on their
operating profits. Similar hybridity is evident in the commercial utilisation of
wildlife and in cultural tourism enterprises, indeed in most activity that is
underwritten to some extent by the state.
• Market and state—as in commercial enterprises that are underwritten by the
state, be it by the Community Development Employment Project (CDEP)
scheme or through direct state enterprise support.
• Market and customary—as in joint ventures that might not be predicated on
any state support, but which require customary involvement.
• State and customary—as in customary activities that are underwritten by
state support, usually in the form of income support from the CDEP scheme
or welfare.
Regional interdependencies are also significant, but are rarely highlighted. An
example is the significant attraction to international tourism of species
biodiversity in Kakadu National Park; much of this is linked to habitat
conservation not just in Kakadu, but also in abutting Aboriginal land in western
Arnhem Land. A positive spin-off benefit for Australian tourism is generated on
Aboriginal land, but is largely unrecognised, except by biological scientists, and is
neither quantified nor remunerated.9
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Development dilemmas
The fundamental development dilemma faced by most Indigenous communities
located on Aboriginal land is how to grow the hybrid economy. In many situations
it is possible that, population growth aside, the level of state intervention has
peaked and the key development issue is how to expand the productive market
and customary sectors. Development dilemmas abound: I focus on just four.
First, given that many members of Indigenous communities on Aboriginal land
aspire to maintain a degree of physical distancing from the wider global economy
(Levitus 2001), the extent of engagement with the market will vary enormously.
While the members of each community will make decisions about the tradeoff
between engagement and isolation, it is important that the implications of any
new business opportunity, especially in high social contact industries like
tourism, are understood. Distinctions between direct and indirect engagements
with the market will be important: there is a significant difference between
producing art for sale at controlled outlets and high levels of tourist visitation
onto one’s land (see Altman 1989).
A second dilemma is the establishment of appropriate recognition of the
contribution of the customary economy to Indigenous households and
communities and to the wider society. Such a contribution can be of direct benefit
to Indigenous economic wellbeing, for example in the returns from wildlife
harvesting. But indirectly, external benefits are also generated for regions and the
nation, for example by the positive impacts of such harvesting on the
maintenance of species biodiversity. Another example is the use of fire for land
management and maintenance of floral biodiversity (Russell-Smith et al. 1998;
Yibarbuk et al. 2001). Of secondary significance, but still noteworthy, is the
unrecognised contribution of Indigenous people to nation-building: roads,
airstrips and other infrastructure developed over time with minimal state support
represent a growing investment in the remotest regions. The development
dilemma here is how to ensure that Indigenous people are remunerated for the
spill-over benefits they generate for regions and the nation, while also ensuring
that recognition of the previously unrecognised does not result in cost-shifting
and the jeopardisation of state support for households. And while those who
profit should theoretically underwrite the provision of economic activity with spin-
off benefit, there is clearly what economists call an ‘information problem’ here and
no opportunity to trade between providers and beneficiaries.
The third dilemma is the difficult issue of governance. There is a belated
recognition of the need to invest in community capacity-building and institutional
strengthening that will ensure political stability (critical to investor confidence)
and the equitable distribution of income. This is reflected in new programs like
pilot Community Participation Agreements (Commonwealth of Australia 2001; see
also Smith 2001). A dilemma here is the tension between customary law, that
gives primacy to traditional land owners, and commercial law, that gives primacy
to sound business practice and investor interests.
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A fourth and associated issue is how to structure community and economic
governance in a manner that recognises the intercultural nature of many
Indigenous communities and the heavy reliance of many organisations on non-
Indigenous staff. It is likely that enhanced engagement with the market will
increase rather than decrease the extent of such reliance, and there will be a need
for governance structures that protect the interests of Indigenous stakeholders,
especially in joint ventures. There is clearly a tension here between the rhetoric of
Indigenous self-sufficiency and the reality of interdependence—another form of
hybridity. Considerable attention needs to be given to the issue of how Indigenous
interests might gain access to non-Indigenous staff of high quality: how do
communities ensure excellence in staff recruitment, how do staff stay abreast of
the latest developments when residing in isolated situations, and how do
communities ensure that they curtail staff influence? Is there a need for larger
regional structures with critical mass that might attract more highly skilled
people, provide them with a career structure, and encourage outward-looking and
productive relationships with universities and the private sector.10
Sustainability issues
The plethora of possibilities within the hybrid economy suggest that a diversity of
approaches will be needed to assess sustainability—be it in the market, state or
customary sectors, or any combination thereof. Some recent research in which I
have participated indicates the benefits that accrue from a collaboration between
scientists, social scientists and Indigenous stakeholders. Such collaboration is
unprecedented, but it is an important and necessary, if not sufficient, precursor
to ensure sustainability of enterprise. Two examples are provided below.
• Maningrida Arts and Culture (MAC) in central Arnhem Land sells over 1,000
carved wood sculptures per annum, but there has been limited research on
the sustainability of species harvested, and no assessment of the limits to
sustainable production. In 2000, a project undertaken by the ARC Key
Centre for Tropical Wildlife Management in collaboration with MAC and the
regional Djelk community rangers investigated the impact of the industry on
one softwood species, Bombax ceiba, and found that production levels were
currently sustainable because 80 per cent of harvested stems regenerated
(Philips 2001). A collaborative project is now under way between MAC, Djelk
community rangers, and academic researchers from the Northern Territory
University and the Australian National University to assess the impact of
the carved wood industry on all species and to estimate sustainable
production limits.
• In the same region, a study called the Bawinanga Sustainable Use Project is
under way, involving the same set of stakeholders and local Indigenous
experts. It is estimating the stocks and sustainable yield of a number of
wildlife species including wallabies, saltwater goannas and mud mussels
(BAC 2000, 2001; Griffiths 2000). The aims of this research are to variably
assess the limits to wallaby utilisation in the customary sector, the impact of
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cane toad infestation on goanna populations, and the potential to harvest
mud mussels for both customary and commercial purposes. Another project
being undertaken here is a commercial and biological assessment of the
potential of small-scale plant harvesting enterprises (see Whitehead et al.
2001). Nearby in Kakadu National Park, a project sponsored by Environment
Australia is just beginning to look at feral animal management, and options
for undertaking management through customary and commercial use rather
than through expensive and probably futile attempts at eradication.
Lessons from the past suggest that no one approach is sufficient on its own to
truly assess sustainability. There is a need for a hybrid approach that combines
scientific assessment of biological sustainability, social-scientific assessment of
commercial and social viability, and Indigenous expert assessment of cultural
practice. Just as with the various combinations between market, state and
customary sectors of the economy, so a variety of approaches combining science,
social sciences and Indigenous expertise is needed to provide holistic and realistic
assessments of sustainability and viability.11
Future development options
The economic futures for Indigenous people living on Aboriginal lands have to be
different from the situations obtaining in the immediate past, otherwise it is likely
that remote area and rural enclaves of poverty and dependence will not only
remain, but will increase in number and size with population growth. This is not
the occasion to examine future options in any great detail, but rather an
opportunity to elucidate some broad views. I begin with some observations.
• There will be enormous variability in the nature of the hybrid economy, in
how people address development dilemmas, and in the thoroughness of their
approaches to ensure sustainability.
• Accurate information will be needed if strategic decisions are to be made
regarding which of the market, the state and the customary sectors should
be given growth emphasis. Targeted support under Community Participation
Agreements (despite the program’s unfortunate mutual obligation and
welfare overtones) could assist provision of such information at the
community level.
• Overall reliance on the state, so called ‘welfare dependence’, will not decline,
because there are structural and other impediments that will limit the
overall growth of the market in the remote regions where Indigenous people
live on Aboriginal land. However, there is a strong moral, political and
economic argument for using a different nomenclature for such state
support. It should be defined as regional fiscal subvention (in much the
same way as that provided to other parts of regional Australia) and targeted
to situations where previously unrecognised productive activity has spin-off
benefits to industries and regions beyond the Indigenous estate.
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In the twenty-first century it will be necessary to combine elements of what has
been and is successful with new opportunities, some of which are currently
unimagined. Development will require greater Indigenous engagement with the
market; a greater Indigenous uptake of opportunities provided by the state; and
an enhanced participation, in an ecologically-sustainable manner, of the
customary.
The future potential value of the Indigenous land base and the future rights of
Indigenous people in species should not be underestimated. If current research
by the Cooperative Research Centre for the Sustainable Development of Tropical
Savannas is indicative (see Tropical Savannas CRC 2000), much of the
Indigenous-owned estate is relatively environmentally undegraded and species
biodiversity remains high, and these features will be increasingly valued both by
Australia and by the world at large in the future. There is real possibility that a
conservation role will be increasingly recognised as a contribution of the hybrid
economy, occurring at equivalent or lower public cost than mainstream
conservation projects in national parks. Such an approach, that sees the state
underwriting Indigenous sustainable use (and the associated maintenance of
species biodiversity), is already partially evident in support for Indigenous
Protected Areas. If the state sees the value of conserving the biodiversity of
Aboriginal-owned land, then the apparently high cost of underwriting remote
outstations or community ranger stations (that might have a secondary
commercial role in cultural tourism or wildlife resource exploitation) begins to
make economic sense: the cost/benefit trade-off fundamentally alters.12
New industries will emerge or develop from their currently embryonic state. An
early twenty-first-century example is the Arnhem Land Fire Abatement Project
currently under consideration by the Australian Greenhouse Office (AGO) under
its Round 2 Greenhouse Gas Abatement Program. This project is a collaboration
between the Bushfires Council of the Northern Territory, CSIRO Sustainable
Ecosystems, the Northern Land Council, a number of other Indigenous regional
and community organisations, and the University of California. This project aims
to deliver 300,000 tonnes of measured carbon abatement per annum that will be
commercially tradeable under the Kyoto Protocol from 2008. The project will
generate important employment and training opportunities in the customary
sector for Indigenous people living on their lands. However, there is a very
worrying unresolved question: whether property rights in tradeable carbon credits
in the 2008–12 period will be vested with Aboriginal land owners or the
Commonwealth.13 Another new possibility is linked to the carbon sink potential of
the Aboriginal estate that again might be tradeable in the future.
Conclusion
I began this discussion paper by outlining an emergent discourse about
Indigenous development. I end by especially challenging the polemics of one
group—‘the conservatives’—which argues that there is no economic future for
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Indigenous people residing on their remote lands. For these commentators the
future for Indigenous Australians lies in modernity, urbanisation, a full embrace
of the market, and ultimately, assimilation. In the process I also demonstrate how
Indigenous development has important links to broader development debates in
Australia, particularly those about sustainability and environmental issues.
A critical flaw in the conservatives’ position is that it is unconnected to statistical
demographic reality: indications are that the Indigenous population of much of
remote and regional Australia, where the expanding Indigenous estate is located,
will increase. In my fundamentally different prognosis, I argue that there are real
sustainable development options on Aboriginal land. An initial problem must be
overcome: both policy makers and Indigenous stakeholders are using the wrong
conceptual framework for understanding the nature of the economy in these
regions. The choice is not limited just to the market and welfare economy.
There is a tendency by all to ignore the customary sector in the modern hybrid
economy and this sector’s direct and indirect linkages and important com-
mercial potentialities.
The realisation of development possibilities will not occur automatically or
quickly, and the broad challenges, many based on a deeply-entrenched historical
legacy, are great. The key immediate challenges are threefold.
• The first is to understand the nature of the economy, plan for sustainability,
and nurture the hybrid economy in ways that mesh with Indigenous values.
• The second is to shift the political debate to ensure a recognition of
customary contributions provided by Indigenous people to regional and
national economies and industries, and ensure appropriate financial
underwriting by those who benefit.
• Finally, market opportunities in many remote localities are rare, so when
new opportunities arise they must be quickly harnessed by Indigenous
interests. It is imperative that newly emerging property rights (e.g. in
tradeable carbon credits) are commercially realised, not alienated as in
the past.
The challenges to utilise the expanding Aboriginal estate so as to provide
economic opportunities to its growing Indigenous population are significant.
Recent research clearly indicates that there are regional opportunities for both
development and conservation embedded in the customary economy, but realism
also suggests that the state as provider will loom large in most situations for
many years. The form and design of institutional structures within the Indigenous
realm will be crucial in determining whether new regional opportunities are fully
realised for the benefit of Indigenous people. It is also important to consider the
transportability of best practice across regions. But there can be little doubt that
development opportunity in the hybrid economy, enhanced by a hybrid approach
focused on sustainability, will be of great significance in the twenty-first century.
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Notes
1. While popular media coverage of such issues characteristically waxes and wanes, the
extent of such coverage in 2001 does warrant reference. See e.g. the series ‘What
matters most’ in The Australian in April and May 2001 and Nicolas Rothwell’s
concluding article ‘At the dawn of a brand new day’, The Australian, 5–6 May 2001.
2. It is important to make the point, when first using the term ‘Indigenous community’
that very few with populations exceeding 50 persons have Indigenous-only
populations even when they are located on Aboriginal-owned land. Most community
populations are mixed and it is not unusual for 10% of a community population to be
non-Indigenous. The socioeconomic status and economic power of the non-Indigenous
component of any ‘Indigenous’ community is far greater, in proportion to its size, that
that of the Indigenous component.
3. The longer-term impacts of globalisation, especially of new communications
technology, on the economy and social fabric of remote Indigenous communities
awaits thorough investigation.
4. The final report of the CGC’s Indigenous Funding Inquiry was completed in April 2001
but was not made publicly available till October.
5. Interestingly, at times the state takes on the role of regulator, for example when
people want to commercially harvest new species and applications for commercial
trials are rejected on health, safety or other grounds.
6. There are some issues embedded in this that are very important but which I cannot
address in detail in this paper. First, it is hard enough to aggregate case studies using
fine-grained scientific and cultural data from discrete relatively environmentally
homogeneous environments like Arnhem Land, let alone incorporate in addition
studies of Aboriginal land that is in more arid zones or that is more environmentally
degraded. Second, there are ecological debates about the relative productivity of
different environments. The biological–human ecology questions concern the factors
that maintain some form of bounded equilibrium. This is a very complex issue that
will be influenced by demography, history, forms of wildlife and change, regulatory
regimes, cultural practices, and so on.
7. See e.g. work by Altman (1987) and Vardon (2001), and much work in progress by the
NTU’s ARC Key Centre for Tropical Wildlife Management (Griffiths 2000; Griffiths et al.
2000; Whitehead et al. 2001).
8. See e.g. ABS (2001) which values Indigenous commercial art sales in 1999–2000 at
$36m, a likely under-enumeration owing to a focus on only 31 Indigenous art centres
and a failure to identify Indigenous interests in, or ownership of, commercial galleries.
9. It is interesting to contrast the reluctance to quantify spin-off benefits with the rush to
quantify costs associated with invasions of exotic pests like the cane toad into tropical
Australia. The state underwrites farmers when their productive capacity is impaired
by drought or flood, weeds or locusts, but there is clear reluctance to quantify or
compensate Indigenous people when the productive base of the customary economy is
impaired. The recent incursion of cane toads into tropical savannas and wetlands will
lead to the poisoning of freshwater crocodiles, long-necked turtles, goannas and
carnivorous birdlife—species integral to the customary economy. There is no hint of
state intervention to compensate poor Indigenous people for the lost productive
capacity of the customary economy.
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10. The Balkanu Cape York Aboriginal Development Corporation, based in Cairns but
with a service focus on Cape York Peninsula, is an illustrative example of how such
regional development and recruitment organisations might be structured.
11. Such issues are part of a broader challenge to mainstream economics and its faith in
the market and the price mechanism (which often ignores the long-term, the
intangible and the environmental, let alone the cross-cultural). The challenge to
ensure sustainability has not thus far been particularly taken up in Australia.
12. An unpublished document ‘Community Ranger and Land Management Groups, Top
End’ compiled by Peter Cooke and dated September 2001 indicates that there are
currently 24 such groups at various stages of development in the region of the
Northern Land Council. These groups receive highly variable levels of support from a
wide variety of programs, ranging from the Indigenous Protected Areas program, to
Landcare to National Heritage Trust, to the CDEP scheme.
13. In my view, there is a strong case for full property rights in tradeable carbon to be
vested with Indigenous participants in the Arnhem Land Fire Abatement Project.
Otherwise there would be limited incentive for Indigenous people to participate in the
project after 2008, when AGO funding would cease. If the Commonwealth wanted to
veto trade in the carbon to assist national abatement targets, then Indigenous
interests could be provided with an equivalent of the value of carbon abatement
(currently estimated at ranging from $2–$30 per tonne), quarantined for use on future
abatement. There are existing precedents under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern
Territory) Act 1976 for payment of mining royalty equivalents.
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MONOGRAPH SERIES
5. The Relative Economic Status of Indigenous Australians, 1986–91, J. Taylor, 1993.
6. Regional Change in the Economic Status of Indigenous Australians, 1986–91,
J. Taylor, 1993.
7. Mabo and Native Title: Origins and Institutional Implications, W. Sanders (ed.), 1994.
8. The Housing Need of Indigenous Australians, 1991, R. Jones, 1994.
9. Indigenous Australians in the Economy: Abstracts of Research, 1993–94, L.M. Roach
and H.J. Bek, 1995.
10. Native Title: Emerging Issues for Research, Policy and Practice, J. Finlayson and
D.E. Smith (eds), 1995.
11. The 1994 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Survey: Findings and Future
Prospects, J.C. Altman and J. Taylor (eds), 1996.
12. Fighting Over Country: Anthropological Perspectives, D.E. Smith and J.D. Finlayson
(eds), 1997.
13. Connections in Native Title: Genealogies, Kinship and Groups, J.D. Finlayson,
B. Rigsby and H.J. Bek (eds), 1999.
14. Land Rights at Risk? Evaluations of the Reeves Report, J.C. Altman, F. Morphy and
T. Rowse (eds), 1999.
15. Unemployment Payments, the Activity Test and Indigenous Australians:
Understanding Breach Rates, W. Sanders, 1999.
16. Why Only One in Three? The Complex Reasons for Low Indigenous School Retention,
R.G. Schwab, 1999.
17. Indigenous Families and the Welfare System: Two Community Case Studies,
D.E. Smith (ed.), 1999.
18. Ngukurr at the Millennium: A Baseline Profile for Social Impact Planning in South East
Arnhem Land, J. Taylor, J. Bern and K.A. Senior, 2000.
19. Aboriginal Nutrition and the Nyirranggulung Health Strategy in Jawoyn Country,
J. Taylor and N. Westbury, 2000.
20. The Indigenous Welfare Economy and the CDEP Scheme, F. Morphy and
W. Sanders (eds), 2001.
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RECENT DISCUSSION PAPER SERIES
200/2000 Industrial relations in workplaces employing Indigenous Australians,
B.H. Hunter and A.E. Hawke.
201/2000 A comparative analysis of the industrial relations experiences of
Indigenous and other Australian workers, B.H. Hunter and A.E. Hawke.
202/2000 The reform agenda for vocational education and training: Implications for
Indigenous Australians, S. Campbell.
203/2000 Surveying mobile populations: Lessons from recent longitudinal surveys of
Indigenous Australians, B.H. Hunter and D.E. Smith.
204/2000 Social exclusion, social capital, and Indigenous Australians: Measuring the
social costs of unemployment, B.H. Hunter.
205/2000 Job-searching and careers: Young Torres Strait Islanders, 1999,
W.S. Arthur and J. David-Petero.
206/2000 Career aspirations and orientation to work: Young Torres Strait Islanders,
1999, W.S. Arthur and J. David-Petero.
207/2000 Education, training and careers: Young Torres Strait Islanders, 1999,
W.S. Arthur and J. David-Petero.
208/2000 A case study of the Bungala CDEP: Economic and social impacts,
M.C. Gray and E. Thacker.
209/2000 The CDEP in town and country Arnhem Land: Bawinanga Aboriginal
Corporation, J.C. Altman and V. Johnson.
210/2000 ‘If it wasn’t for CDEP’: A case study of Worn Gundidj CDEP, Victoria,
R. Madden.
211/2001 Anangu population dynamics and future growth in Uluru-Kata Tjuta
National Park, J. Taylor.
212/2001 Indigenous Australians and the rules of the social security system:
Universalism, appropriateness and justice, W. Sanders.
213/2001 Is welfare dependency ‘welfare poison’? An assessment of Noel Pearson’s
proposals for Aboriginal welfare reform, D.F. Martin.
214/2001 Indigenous data from the ABS Labour Force Survey: What can they tell
us? J. Taylor and B.H. Hunter.
215/2001 Autonomy rights in Torres Strait: From whom, for whom, for or over what?
W.G. Sanders and W.S. Arthur.
216/2001 Indigenous families and the welfare system: The Kuranda community
case study, Stage Two, R. Henry and A. Daly.
217/2001 Indigenous families and the welfare system: The Yuendumu community
case study, Stage Two, Y. Musharbash.
218/2001 Giving credit where it’s due: The delivery of banking and financial services
to Indigenous Australians in rural and remote areas, S. McDonnell and
N. Westbury.
23. C E N T R E F O R A B O R I G I N A L E C O N O M I C P O L I C Y R E S E A R C H
219/2001 Implications of developments in telecommunications for Indigenous people
in remote and rural Australia, A. Daly.
220/2001 Indigenous autonomy in Australia: Some concepts, issues and examples,
W.S. Arthur.
221/2001 Indigenous land in Australia: A quantitative assessment of Indigenous
landholdings in 2000, D.P. Pollack.
222/2001 Valuing native title: Aboriginal, statutory and policy discourses about
compensation, D.E. Smith.
223/2001 Community Participation Agreements: A model for welfare reform from
community-based research, D.E. Smith.
224/2001 A regional CDEP for four remote communities? Papunya, Ikuntji,
Watiyawanu and Walungurru, W. Sanders.
225/2001 Building Indigenous learning communities, R.G. Schwab and
D. Sutherland.
226/2001 Sustainable development options on Aboriginal land: The hybrid economy
in the twenty-first century, J.C. Altman.
WORKING PAPER SERIES
Available at no cost on WWW at http://online.anu.edu.au/caepr/
1/1999 Three nations, not one: Indigenous and other Australian poverty,
B.H. Hunter.
2/1999 Further investigations into Indigenous labour supply: What discourages
discouraged workers? B.H. Hunter and M.C. Gray.
3/1999 Dealing with alcohol in Alice Springs: An assessment of policy options and
recommendations for action, M. Brady and D.F. Martin.
4/1999 Aboriginal people in the Kakadu region: Social indicators for impact
assessment, J. Taylor.
5/1999 Reforming the Northern Territory Land Rights Act’s financial framework
into a more logical and more workable model, J.C. Altman and
D.P. Pollack.
6/2000 Governance and service delivery for remote Aboriginal communities in the
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W. Sanders.
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