Jon C Altman
Biographic Data
| ID | 103098 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jon C Altman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jon C |
| FAMILY NAME | Altman |
| SIGNATURE | ALTMAN J C |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 54 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1979 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Artists as Harvesters
Prospects for ‘Closing the Gap’ in Socioeconomic Outcomes for Indigenous Australians
Practical reconciliation’ and more recently ‘closing the gap’ have been put forward as frameworks on which to base and evaluate policies to address Indigenous disadvantage. This paper analyses national‐level census‐based data to examine trends in Indigenous wellbeing since 1971. There has been steady improvement in most socioeconomic outcomes in the last 35 years; a finding at odds with the current discourse of failure. Evidence of convergence be…
Power, Culture, Economy
Research over the past decade in health, employment, life expectancy, child mortality, and household income has confirmed that Indigenous Australians are still Australia's most disadvantaged group. Those residing in communities in regional and remote Australia are further disadvantaged because of the limited formal economic opportunities there. In these areas mining
A Historical Perspective on Indigenous Socioeconomic Outcomes in Australia, 1971-2001
Current debate in Indigenous affairs in Australia often involves the assertion that the last 30 years has been a period of policy failure. This article examines trends across a number of socioeconomic outcomes for Indigenous Australians from the 1967 referendum to the present, using census data. Overall, there has been steady, although not spectacular improvement in outcomes over time. These improvements are especially marked for education, which…
Hunter-gatherers today
Alternative Rural Communities
The quest for solutions to urban unemployment prompted the federal government to give serious consideration to providing support and encouragement to alternative rural communities. It hoped that residents in these communities would withdraw from the formal labour market and establish alternatives to conventional employment. A study of 20 rural land sharing communities in New South Wales indicates that at the present time these communities do not …
Hunting Buffalo in North‐Central Arnhem Land
Hunting Buffalo in North‐Central Arnhem Land: A Case of Rapid Adaptation among Aborigines.
The question of affluence
The Economic Status of Australian Aborigines
Inequality: an overview 2. Remote Australia I: government settlements and missions 3. Remote Australia II: pastoral stations 4. Remote Australia III: decentralised communities 5. Settled Australia I: urban and rural communities 6. Settled Australia II: the major urban areas 7. Some economic issues Appendixes Bibliography Index
Hunter-gatherers today
Power, Culture, Economy
Research over the past decade in health, employment, life expectancy, child mortality, and household income has confirmed that Indigenous Australians are still Australia's most disadvantaged group. Those residing in communities in regional and remote Australia are further disadvantaged because of the limited formal economic opportunities there. In these areas mining
Artists as Harvesters
Alternative Rural Communities
The quest for solutions to urban unemployment prompted the federal government to give serious consideration to providing support and encouragement to alternative rural communities. It hoped that residents in these communities would withdraw from the formal labour market and establish alternatives to conventional employment. A study of 20 rural land sharing communities in New South Wales indicates that at the present time these communities do not …
The question of affluence
The question of affluence
The Economic Status of Australian Aborigines
Inequality: an overview 2. Remote Australia I: government settlements and missions 3. Remote Australia II: pastoral stations 4. Remote Australia III: decentralised communities 5. Settled Australia I: urban and rural communities 6. Settled Australia II: the major urban areas 7. Some economic issues Appendixes Bibliography Index
Hunting Buffalo in North‐Central Arnhem Land
Hunting Buffalo in North‐Central Arnhem Land: A Case of Rapid Adaptation among Aborigines.
Alternative Rural Communities
The quest for solutions to urban unemployment prompted the federal government to give serious consideration to providing support and encouragement to alternative rural communities. It hoped that residents in these communities would withdraw from the formal labour market and establish alternatives to conventional employment. A study of 20 rural land sharing communities in New South Wales indicates that at the present time these communities do not …
Hunter-gatherers today
A Historical Perspective on Indigenous Socioeconomic Outcomes in Australia, 1971-2001
Current debate in Indigenous affairs in Australia often involves the assertion that the last 30 years has been a period of policy failure. This article examines trends across a number of socioeconomic outcomes for Indigenous Australians from the 1967 referendum to the present, using census data. Overall, there has been steady, although not spectacular improvement in outcomes over time. These improvements are especially marked for education, which…
Prospects for ‘Closing the Gap’ in Socioeconomic Outcomes for Indigenous Australians
Practical reconciliation’ and more recently ‘closing the gap’ have been put forward as frameworks on which to base and evaluate policies to address Indigenous disadvantage. This paper analyses national‐level census‐based data to examine trends in Indigenous wellbeing since 1971. There has been steady improvement in most socioeconomic outcomes in the last 35 years; a finding at odds with the current discourse of failure. Evidence of convergence be…
Power, Culture, Economy
Research over the past decade in health, employment, life expectancy, child mortality, and household income has confirmed that Indigenous Australians are still Australia's most disadvantaged group. Those residing in communities in regional and remote Australia are further disadvantaged because of the limited formal economic opportunities there. In these areas mining
Artists as Harvesters
Geography (7 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Indigenous (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · History (3 works) · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Population (3 works)