Evaluating the Impact of Public Investment in Indigenous Development: A Case Study of the Torres Strait Regional Authority

In response to pressure for evidence demonstrating operational effectiveness, small Indigenous and similarly-oriented community organisations often struggle to understand, plan and measure the social, economic and environmental impacts of their activities on individuals and communities. Using the ca...

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Main Author: Riley, Brian Raymond
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2020
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/78946
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description In response to pressure for evidence demonstrating operational effectiveness, small Indigenous and similarly-oriented community organisations often struggle to understand, plan and measure the social, economic and environmental impacts of their activities on individuals and communities. Using the case of the Torres Strait Regional Authority, this thesis addresses practical and methodological strengths, limitations and refinements necessary to successfully evaluate and develop a rigorous performance monitoring framework for small Indigenous and geographically place-based community social development agencies.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-789462020-05-04T06:35:42Z Evaluating the Impact of Public Investment in Indigenous Development: A Case Study of the Torres Strait Regional Authority Riley, Brian Raymond In response to pressure for evidence demonstrating operational effectiveness, small Indigenous and similarly-oriented community organisations often struggle to understand, plan and measure the social, economic and environmental impacts of their activities on individuals and communities. Using the case of the Torres Strait Regional Authority, this thesis addresses practical and methodological strengths, limitations and refinements necessary to successfully evaluate and develop a rigorous performance monitoring framework for small Indigenous and geographically place-based community social development agencies. 2020 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/78946 Curtin University fulltext
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Evaluating the Impact of Public Investment in Indigenous Development: A Case Study of the Torres Strait Regional Authority
title Evaluating the Impact of Public Investment in Indigenous Development: A Case Study of the Torres Strait Regional Authority
title_full Evaluating the Impact of Public Investment in Indigenous Development: A Case Study of the Torres Strait Regional Authority
title_fullStr Evaluating the Impact of Public Investment in Indigenous Development: A Case Study of the Torres Strait Regional Authority
title_full_unstemmed Evaluating the Impact of Public Investment in Indigenous Development: A Case Study of the Torres Strait Regional Authority
title_short Evaluating the Impact of Public Investment in Indigenous Development: A Case Study of the Torres Strait Regional Authority
title_sort evaluating the impact of public investment in indigenous development: a case study of the torres strait regional authority
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/78946