The intercultural practice of local governance in an aboriginal settlement in Australia

Human Organization

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 65-74

  Moran, Mark ^a,b  

^a WORLD VISION AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal peoples; Australia; Intercultural practice; Local governance

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; CULTURAL TRADITION; DECISION MAKING; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; LEADERSHIP; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION;

EID: 77951554309     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.69.1.84r6r24512846574     Document Type: Article

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