Toward an Understanding of Aboriginal/Indigenous Rights and Their Impact on Development: An Application of Regulation Theory

41 Pages Posted: 26 Mar 2016

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Léo‐Paul Dana

Montpellier Business School

Bob Kayseas

First Nations University

Peter W. Moroz

University of Regina - Paul J. Hill School of Business

Robert B. Anderson

University of Regina

Date Written: March 24, 2016

Abstract

This paper explores the relationship between business, society and the developmental aspirations of Indigenous people, whose communities are among the poorest and most marginalized in the world; it explores the emergence, evolution and growing importance of the role that Indigenous rights play in the development of these communities. To do so, the authors examine the interrelationship between Indigenous rights, social capital and entrepreneurial activity. Using regulation theory, we develop several propositions to argue that these conceptual areas can come together to provide insight on how modes of social regulation may be crucial to understanding the pathways available for participation in the global regime of accumulation. The result can be the emergence of a particular mode of development that is aligned with the outcomes sought by the community. From these propositions, the authors argue that the modes of development available are dependent upon multiple levels of societal structures where the degree of localization in the modes of social regulation is central in determining the objectives as well as significant to achieving them.

Keywords: Indigenous people, Indigenous rights, regulation theory, social capital, development

Suggested Citation

Dana, Léo‐Paul and Kayseas, Bob and Moroz, Peter W. and Anderson, Robert B., Toward an Understanding of Aboriginal/Indigenous Rights and Their Impact on Development: An Application of Regulation Theory (March 24, 2016). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2754345 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2754345

Léo‐Paul Dana

Montpellier Business School ( email )

2300 Avenue des Moulins
Montpellier, 34080
France

Bob Kayseas

First Nations University ( email )

Canada

Peter W. Moroz

University of Regina - Paul J. Hill School of Business ( email )

3737 Wascana Parkway
Regina
Saskatchewan, S4S 0A2
Canada

Robert B. Anderson (Contact Author)

University of Regina ( email )

3737 Wascana Parkway
Regina, Saskatchewan S4S OA2 S4S 0A1
Canada

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