The evaluation of labour market programs: some issues for Aboriginal policy formulation from experience in the United States
Author/editor: Daly, A
Paper no: 23
Year published: 1992
This paper considers some of the major issues involved in evaluating labour market programs for Aboriginal people in the light of the extensive United States (US) literature on the topic. The paper focuses on the US experience under the Comprehensive Employment and…
Aboriginal economic status by ATSIC regions: analyses of 1986 Census data
Author/editor: Tesfaghiorghis, H
Paper no: 11
Year published: 1991
This paper examines differences in Aboriginal socioeconomic status between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) regions. The administration of programs administered by ATSIC Australia-wide have been largely decentralised into 60 regions under the Commonwealth Aboriginal and…
Aboriginal expenditure patterns: An analysis of empirical data and its policy implications
Author/editor: Smith, D
Paper no: 9
Year published: 1991
Assessments of the adequacy of government social security programs, of taxation policy, the equity of income distribution and of the impact on Australian households of changing economic conditions all rely heavily on expenditure data obtained from Household Expenditure Surveys (HES) conducted…
Aboriginal socio-economic status: Are there any evident changes?
Author/editor: Tesfaghiorghis, H, Altman, JC
Paper no: 3
Year published: 1991
As the relative poverty of Aboriginal people in the Australian context is increasingly gaining recognition, equity issues between Aboriginals and other Australians have become matters of urgent concern for policy formation and implementation. This paper provides a statistical overview of the…
Aboriginal unemployment statistics: policy implications of the divergence between official and case study data
Author/editor: Smith, D
Paper no: 13
Year published: 1991
Aboriginal unemployment in Australia has reached chronic proportions. Official 1986 Census data estimate the Aboriginal unemployment rate at 35.3 per cent, almost four times higher than the equivalent rate for non-Aboriginal Australians. This paper examines various official statistics on…
Appropriate income support for Aboriginal Australians: Options for the 1990s
Author/editor: Altman, JC
Paper no: 12
Year published: 1991
This paper focuses specifically on income support options for Aboriginal Australians, and an attempt is made, for analytical purposes, to isolate income from employment issues. Particular attention is paid to the Aboriginal Employment Development Policy (AEDP) and its goal of achieving income…
From exclusion to dependence: Aborigines and the welfare state in Australia
Author/editor: Altman, JC, Sanders, WG
Paper no: 1
Year published: 1991
The paper examines the changing position of Aboriginal people in relation to the Australian welfare state since European settlement. It begins by outlining the regime of exclusion that survived up to the 1950s under the auspices of the broad policy of 'protection'. It then demonstrates how, with…