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Town or country: which is best for Australia's Indigenous peoples?
Author(s) -
Scrimgeour David
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb01030.x
Subject(s) - indigenous , disadvantage , mainstream , government (linguistics) , ideology , population health , economic growth , population , political science , development economics , geography , socioeconomics , sociology , politics , law , economics , demography , ecology , linguistics , philosophy , biology
Some commentators suggest that the poor health of Australiaˈs Indigenous population is due to misguided ideology‐driven policy that has forced people to live in remote communities, preventing them from benefiting from the mainstream economy. The evidence shows that the poor health status of Indigenous people is found in all areas where they live and that, on some indicators, living in remote areas has health benefits. Government policies aimed at relocating Indigenous people from their traditional lands are not supported by evidence, and may further entrench Indigenous disadvantage.