1993
Compensating Indigenous Australian 'losers': a community-oriented approach from the Aboriginal social policy arena
Discussion Paper 47 / 1993
Abstract:
The extent to which social policy should foster economic adaptation and compensate the 'losers' from economic forces is of growing concern to policy makers in the 1990s. From an Aboriginal policy perspective this concern is familiar. The recent endemic levels of unemployment experienced by the non-Aboriginal population have been a long-term experience for Indigenous Australians.
Work and welfare for Indigenous Australians
Discussion Paper 48 / 1993
Abstract:
An issue frequently raised in the literature on the economic status of Aboriginal people is the importance of welfare transfers as a source of income, yet there is very little aggregate information documenting this. The purpose of this paper is to present the available evidence from the Population Census and administrative data sources. One estimate is based on the share of total individual income coming from those in employment.
Change in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population distribution, 1986-91
Discussion Paper 49 / 1993
Abstract:
Reliable estimation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population growth rates has not been possible with past census data. Because substantial advancement in census field procedures and improvement in coverage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities has been achieved over the years, there was hope that the 1986-91 interval would yield reasonably accurate population growth rates. However, population figures now available from the 1991 Census show that this is not the case.
Education and employment for young Indigenous Australians, 1986 to 1991
Discussion Paper 50 / 1993
Abstract:
The purpose of this paper is to present evidence on the educational and labour market status of young Indigenous Australians as reported in the 1991 Census, to build on similar work relating to 1986, and to provide information on the changes which have taken place between the two Census years. The data show that while there have been significant improvements in the educational levels of young Indigenous Australians, they remain behind those of other Australian youth.
Reconciling public accountability and Aboriginal self-determination/self-management: is ATSIC succeeding?
Discussion Paper 51 / 1993
Abstract:
Since the early 1970s Commonwealth Governments have been pursuing policies of self-determination/self-management in relation to Aborigines. In 1987, the Hawke Government announced its intention to establish an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) to further this policy goal. During the debates over ATSIC's formation, the issue of public accountability in the existing administration of Aboriginal affairs came to public prominence.
Indicative projections of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population to 2011
Discussion Paper 52 / 1993
Abstract:
This discussion paper presents indicative projections of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population for a 20-year period from 1991. The 1991 base population has been reconstructed after adjusting for data problems evident in the age-distribution of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population in the 1991 Census count. The projection assumes zero net migration and accepts moderate declines evident between 1986 and 1991 in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander fertility and mortality.
Employment implications of the growth of the Indigenous Australian working-age population to 2001
Discussion Paper 53 / 1993
Abstract:
This paper has been specifically prepared as a submission to the review of the Aboriginal Employment Development Policy (AEDP) which is to be completed early in 1994. A critical innovative feature of the Commonwealth Government's AEDP, launched in 1986-87, is its overarching goal of attaining statistical employment equality between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians by the year 2000. This paper examines the nature of labour force planning and goal setting in the AEDP Statement.
The rise and rise of the CDEP scheme: an Aboriginal 'workfare' program in times of persistent unemployment
Discussion Paper 54 / 1993
Abstract:
This paper updates an earlier article explaining the development of the Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) scheme over the years since its inception in the mid 1970s. It does so under three headings: governmental and bureaucratic politics; Aboriginal community politics; and persistent unemployment. The paper recognises that while the CDEP scheme has expanded rapidly in recent years, reviews of it have frequently identified deep-seated unresolved issues.
Indigenous Australians in the Economy: Abstracts of Research, 1991-92
Research Monograph 4 / 1993
Abstract:
Indigenous Australians in the Economy: Abstracts of Research 1991-92 is an annotated bibliography produced at the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, Australian National University, Canberra. It presents abstracts of policy-relevant published research for the years 1992 and 1992 with a focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander economic development and labour market issues. Topics covered include employment, land tenure, government policies and programs, mining, demographic trends, tourism and subsistence.
The Relative Economic Status of Indigenous Australians, 1986-9
Research Monograph 5 / 1993
Abstract:
The Relative Economic Status of Indigenous Australians, 1986-91, by John Taylor, is a CAEPR contribution to the mid-term review of the Aboriginal Employment Development Policy (AEDP). A detailed analysis of 1986 and 1991 Census data was conducted to ascertain the degree to which AEDP objectives of employment and income equality have been achieved. The analysis compares changes in the economic status of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders separately with that of other Australians, using a range of social indicators at the national level, disaggregated by section-of-State.
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