ARGUING OVER [THE] REMOTE CONTROL: WHY INDIGENOUS POLICY NEEDS TO BE BASED ON EVIDENCE AND NOT HYPERBOLE

Economic Papers

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 44-63

  Hunter, Boyd H ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Indigenous socioeconomic status; Migration; Public sector; Remote labour markets

Indexed keywords

EID: 34848837139     PISSN: 08120439     EISSN: 17593441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-3441.2007.tb00426.x     Document Type: Article

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