Dispersal, autonomy and scale in indigenous community governance: Some reflections on recent Northern Territory experience

Australian Journal of Public Administration

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 53-62

  Sanders, Will ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 33745302363     PISSN: 03136647     EISSN: 14678500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8500.2005.00464a.x     Document Type: Article

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