Contested Governance: Culture, power and institutions in Indigenous Australia

by Janet Hunt, Diane Smith, Stephanie Garling

It is gradually being recognised by both Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians that getting contemporary Indigenous governance right is fundamental to improving Indigenous well-being and generating sustained socioeconomic development. This collection of papers examines the dilemmas and challenges involved in the Indigenous struggle for the development and recognition of systems of governance that they recognise as both legitimate and effective...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1921536047
• ISBN13: 9781921536045
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Anu Press
• Length: 378 Pages
• Weight: 1.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.9" x 9.8"