Starting where the people are: Lessons on community development from a remote Aboriginal Australian setting

Community Development Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 151-166

  Campbell, Danielle ^a   Wunungmurra, Paul ^b   Nyomba, Helen ^b  

^a Warlayirti Artists Aboriginal Corporation   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH SERVICES; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; POWER RELATIONS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 34047199046     PISSN: 00103802     EISSN: 14682656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cdj/bsi072     Document Type: Article

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