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  • What makes an Aboriginal council successful? case studies of Aboriginal community government performance in far north Queensland

    Author(s)
    Limerick, Michael
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Limerick, Michael
    Year published
    2009
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    Abstract
    Indigenous community governments are at the frontline of current efforts to 'close the gap' between Indigenous and non-Indigenous living standards. Yet there is little empirical evidence about successful performance by these organisations and considerable scepticism about whether introduced Western governance models can ever be viable in Indigenous communities. To identify the governance attributes that contribute to successful performance, case studies were conducted at three Aboriginal councils in far north Queensland. The untested assumptions in current notions of 'good governance' were examined. Currently accepted good ...
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    Indigenous community governments are at the frontline of current efforts to 'close the gap' between Indigenous and non-Indigenous living standards. Yet there is little empirical evidence about successful performance by these organisations and considerable scepticism about whether introduced Western governance models can ever be viable in Indigenous communities. To identify the governance attributes that contribute to successful performance, case studies were conducted at three Aboriginal councils in far north Queensland. The untested assumptions in current notions of 'good governance' were examined. Currently accepted good governance principles and practices were investigated to ascertain their actual causal relationship with council performance. The research further identified key contextual, historical and cultural factors that are important in shaping successful or unsuccessful governance. Practical strategies are suggested for policy-makers and Indigenous leaders to build the performance of Indigenous community governments.
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    Journal Title
    Australian Journal of Public Administration
    Volume
    68
    Issue
    4
    Publisher URI
    https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-8500.2009.00648.x
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8500.2009.00648.x
    Subject
    Policy and Administration not elsewhere classified
    Economics
    Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services
    Studies in Human Society
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/30330
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