Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Is 'Close the Gap' a useful approach?...

Kerryn Pholi, Dan Black and Craig Richards
Australian Review of Public Affairs
There is widespread enthusiasm for the Australian government's commitment to 'Close the Gap' in Indigenous disadvantage, health status and life expectancy. Yet despite the rhetoric, the pursuit of statistical equality for Indigenous Australians is not a novel or particularly promising approach.
Source: Australian Policy Online