Open AccessEconomy of Poverty
Author(s) -
Maggie Walter
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
international journal of critical indigenous studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1837-0144
DOI - 10.5204/ijcis.v2i1.32
Subject(s) - poverty , proxy (statistics) , domain (mathematical analysis) , state (computer science) , power (physics) , work (physics) , sociology , political science , economics , economic growth , computer science , engineering , mathematics , mechanical engineering , mathematical analysis , physics , algorithm , quantum mechanics , machine learning
In this essay I argue that the domain of Aboriginality is constituted by non Aboriginal/Aboriginal relations of power whereby the State operates as a proxy for these relations. The domain of Aboriginality is multifaceted, with intersecting and intertwined layers which work in tandem to contribute to the maintenance of Aboriginal poverty in Australia.