Compassionate Coercion as a Policy Model: Reflections on Practical Reconciliation and Mutual Obligation for Indigenous Living Conditions
(2006) Compassionate Coercion as a Policy Model: Reflections on Practical Reconciliation and Mutual Obligation for Indigenous Living Conditions. In Proceedings Social Change in the 21st Century Conference 2006, QUT Carseldine, Brisbane.
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Abstract
The conceptual model which underpins recent developments in Indigenous living conditions policy defines a need to increase client commitment to its objectives. This study provides an economic examination of similar historical expectations which have been placed on Indigenous social housing clients. It considers Indigenous poverty in an historical context and examines the rationality of increasing the obligations of Indigenous clients who are existing in marginal communities. In light of economic arguments the analysis defines some minimum requirements of social policy models and it recommends that any ‘mutual obligation’ policy model rationally consider the needs of its client population. The discussion concludes that autocratic problem definitions and their imposed solutions are unlikely to recruit the support of clients.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper |
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| Status: | Published |
| Subjects: | 370000 Studies in Human Society > 370100 Sociology > 370107 Social Change 370000 Studies in Human Society > 370200 Social Work > 370203 Social Policy |
| ID Code: | 6903 |
| Deposited By: | Willans, Bernadette |
| Deposited On: | 10 April 2007 |
| Copyright Owner: | Copyright 2006 Lester J. Thompson |