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Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- About the Authors -- Foreword by Noel Pearson -- 1 The More Things Change -- 2 Prohibiting Alcohol in Kowanyama -- 3 Moving to Outstations at Doomadgee -- 4 Reviving Culture on Mornington Island -- 5 Sharing Responsibility at Ali Curung -- 6 Planning the Return to Mapoon -- 7 Owning a Home in Mapoon -- 8 Why Practice Triumphs over Policy in Indigenous Affairs -- Notes -- Acknowledgements

Demand responsiveness is an established principle in the efficient operation of markets. The principle has been applied to government services in international development overseas, and mainstream government service delivery in Australia, but only recently to Indigenous settlements. Shifting the balance in services from supply to demand is seen to have the potential to improve access, outcomes, and sustainability of services. In Indigenous settlements, an important relationship between demand and supply of services does exist, but a deeper analysis is necessary beyond the economic model to account for the complex sociopolitical geographies involved. Further research is required to develop a framework to explain the interactions that occur in practice, to determine the conditions which permit productive relationships to develop between consumers and service providers. The article presents an analytical framework through which to proceed, structured around five proposed research questions.

AbstractIndigenous Australians continue to experience entrenched disadvantage. Despite billions being spent, 'Closing the Gap' indicators remain resistant to change. It has become increasingly apparent that progress has been hindered by persistent administration and implementation issues in Indigenous Affairs, especially with the funding modalities deployed. This study uses the remote Queensland Indigenous community of Aurukun as a case study to examine the effectiveness and evaluation problems arising from overlapping programmes delivered to Aurukun children and youth (5–18 years of age). It documents programmatic crowding occurring in Aurukun, which has the potential to place considerable demands on the intended participants, and results in hybridised effects that are not understood. Within this context, robust evaluation – even through the use of sophisticated methods – is near impossible.

The economies of remote Indigenous settlements are dominated by public finances. The current system of governing public finance is highly saturated, fragmented and centralised, and this has a corrosive effect on local governance capability. The political

The economies of remote Indigenous settlements are dominated by public finances. The current system of governing public finance is highly saturated, fragmented and centralised, and this has a corrosive effect on local governance capability. The political

The economies of remote Indigenous settlements are dominated by public finances. The current system of governing public finance is highly saturated, fragmented and centralised, and this has a corrosive effect on local governance capability. The political accountability of leaders to their constituents is weakened in favour of an administrative accountability 'upwards' to higher authorities. New Public Management reforms have promoted administrative deconcentration, over political devolution, and this has been accompanied by an influx of public servants, Non‐Government Organisations (NGOs) and private contractors, and a decline in Indigenous organisations and local government. The end result in many settlements is a marked disengagement of Indigenous people in their own governance. There is evidence of considerable political capabilities existing within local government electorates. Decentralised financing arrangements can be used to catalyse these capabilities and then address deficits in administrative and technical performance.

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Contributors -- Glossary -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Mark Moran and Jodie Curth-Bibb -- The state of the borderlands -- A borderlands theoretical framework -- The research -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 2 The sociohistorical context of the borderlands -- Kevin Murphy -- The people of the borderlands before colonisation -- The establishment of colonial borders -- The southern border with Australia -- The western border with Indonesia -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 3 Contesting the Treaty -- Jennifer Corrin -- Torres Strait -- The law -- International law -- Australian law -- The law of Papua New Guinea -- Obtaining legal advice and representation -- Dispute resolution options -- Mechanisms in the treaty -- Points of contention -- Exclusion of villages from the treaty arrangements -- The meaning of 'traditional activities' -- Attendance at court by traditional inhabitants -- Authority to ban visitors -- Overstayers -- Bridging the gap -- Traditional means -- Other initiatives to fill the gap -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgement -- Notes -- Chapter 4 The politics of distribution -- Peter Chaudhry -- The Torres Strait border in historical perspective -- Inequality in the borderlands today -- Inequalities between the Torres Strait Islands and the South Fly -- Services and livelihoods in the South Fly -- Treaty and non-Treaty village differences -- Hierarchies of privilege and opportunity in the borderlands -- Practices of exclusion in the everyday construction of the border -- Access to health care -- Opportunities for trade -- Labour and money -- Regulating love -- Disaffection, desire and the politics of distribution -- Resistance, legibility and 'dependence' -- Distributional labour and a rightful share -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- Chapter 5 Governance.