A Preliminary Analysis of Australian Government's Indigenous Reform Agenda 'Closing the Gap' and Corporate Accountability
Islam, Muhammad Azizul, Jain, Ameeta, & Haque, Shamima (2016) A preliminary analysis of Australian Government’s Indigenous reform agenda ‘Closing the Gap’ and corporate accountability. In Idowu, Samuel O. (Ed.) Key Initiatives in Corporate Social Responsibility : Global Dimension of CSR in Corporat
Posted: 28 Apr 2016
Date Written: April 28, 2016
Abstract
This chapter provides a preliminary analysis of Australian Government’s reform agenda popularly known as 'Closing the Gap'. "Closing the Gap" sets a commitment by all Australian governments to improve the lives of Indigenous Australians, and in particular provide a better future for indigenous children. This article discusses how the coalition of Australian Governments prepared this agenda and how this program involves Australian corporations in this task. Our observations suggest that another reform is required for the government to mandate corporate involvement and contribution to this reform agenda.
Keywords: Indigenous reform, Closing the gap, Australia, Accountability, Corporation, Disclosure
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