ANTH8046 is taught with ANTH8045 (Introduction to Australian Indigenous Development). It explores the theory and practice of development as it relates to Indigenous peoples in Australia. It outlines the various ideas and models for Indigenous development that have been advanced over the years and considers these in light of the latest information on Indigenous socioeconomic status and development practice. Along the way it assesses whether the aim of development is to achieve equality in outcomes or to facilitate choice and self-determination, whether such goals are mutually exclusive, and how they might best be achieved, top-down or bottom-up?

The course links these questions to debates and practice in the international development arena with a view to exploring an appropriate conceptualisation of Indigenous Australian development. With some focus on remote areas, lectures are presented by a selection of Australia's leading social science researchers and development practitioners.

Specific topics covered include the relationship between demography and development, measures of poverty and inequality, land tenure and development, hybrid economies, cultural and natural resource management, engagement with large-scale resource projects, the accommodation of culture, development in cities, and the role of government and governance.

Students who satisfy the requirements of this course will:

• have the knowledge and skills to engage in informed debate about the theory and practise of Indigenous development with particular reference to development on the Indigenous estate; and
• those working in agencies and organisations involved in the Indigenous policy and development arena will have some enhanced tools for thinking critically about what is going on around them.

Lectures will be 2.5 hours per week and it is expected that students will spend another four hours per week analysing the readings preparing for in-class discussions and writing essays.