Third World in the First - Development and Indigenous Peoples

European colonisation has marginalised the `first peoples' in industrialised countries such as Australia and Canada. In remote regions, still the homes of large Aboriginal, Indian and Inuit populations, this legacy remains strong.
Modernisation - the `boom and bust' model of state and private development - and the partial and biased assistance provided by the state have eroded many communities through their disregard for socio-economic structures and the beliefs which underpin them.
Third World in the First explores the past, present and future of these peoples, their treatment by the `West' and the alternative strategies of development which might be available to them.

List of contents

Preface 1. Development and Aboriginal People in Remote Canada and Australia: An Overview of the Main Issues 2. Remote Area Development in Australia and Canada: Perceptions, People and Resources 3. Government Policies and Programs for Aboriginal Development 4. Development and Land-based Enterprise: Living on the Land 5. Mining - the Prime Non-renewable Resource of Remote Regions 6. The Role of Parks and Tourism in Aboriginal Development 7. Aboriginal Community Stores and Development 8. Aboriginal Development in Remote Areas: Problems and Prospects References Index

About the author

Elspeth Young

Summary

Explores the lives of the `first peoples' in developed countries such as Australia and Canada, describing how they are increasingly marginalised and eroded due to State disregard for social structures and the beliefs which underpinn them.

Product details

• Authors: Elspeth Young, Young Elspeth
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.12.1994
• EAN: 9780415055437
• ISBN: 978-0-415-05543-7
• No. of pages: 324
• Weight: 770 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, North America, Anthropology, Politics & government, Relating to indigenous peoples, Politics and government, Development Studies