Poverty, Work and Social Networks: The Role of Social Capital for Aboriginal People in Urban Australian Locales

Julie Lahn*

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    Abstract

    In this article, I present the key findings from a project entitled "The Social Context of Indigenous Poverty". The research involved a series of interviews with Aboriginal people in urban SE Australia on issues of poverty, social capital and social exclusion. In the article I draw together Aboriginal perspectives on the meaning of poverty to reflect on the relevance of social capital concepts for understanding Aboriginal economic disadvantage and hence, the merits of policy framed in these terms.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)293-308
    Number of pages16
    JournalUrban Policy and Research
    Volume30
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Sept 2012

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