Neoliberal Planning and Indigenous Australians

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Neoliberal Planning and Indigenous Australians
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Introduction
Neo-liberalism refers to resurgence in 20th century of ideas that are associated with the
economic liberalism along with the free market capitalism. It lays stress on ideas like
privatization, deregulation along with the free trade. It helps in bringing about reductions in
the spending of the government that helps in increasing role of private sector within
economy. Neoliberal planning in Australia that emerged after the 1980 helped in shaping the
federal regional development in Australia. This period in Australia helped in adjustment that
helped in providing direction to the regional development policy in Australia (Allmendinger
2017). This transition took place in Australia on account of the shift towards the neoliberal
politics that contributed to the welfare of the people living in Australia. This essay throws
light on the period of the Neoliberal Planning in Australia that placed importance on the
indigenous political, social along with the cultural concerns. The essay discusses why the
indigenous perspectives should be implemented in Australian planning. The essay also
highlights specific examples that speak about the importance of contemporary planning
practice in Australia.
Neoliberal Planning
According to Jackson, Porter and Johnson (2017), a neo-liberal state can be said to be
a state that involves itself in social projects which can help in producing the specific outcome.
It plays an important role in bringing about reforms pertaining to social state system that can
help in solving the issues within the framework of the society. It has been argued by Jackson,
Porter and Johnson (2017). The neo-liberal state is instrumental in maintaining pervasive
presence that helps in regulating the economic and the social life. It has helped in
transforming the role of the state from that of direct delivery of the services. The neo liberal
planning played an important role in Australia in solving the wicked social problems of the

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indigenous people living in Australia. It helped the indigenous people in protecting the rights
that helped in navigating predilection for that of the neo liberal solutions.
The neo liberal planning in Australia has played an important role in shaping form of
the recognition from that of the state. Recognition theory talks about the struggle that can
help an individual in achieving relationship of the equals in between the subjects. The period
after the year 1980 that saw the increasing influence of neo liberal principles helped the state
in recognising the indigenous identity in Australia. It has helped the state in taking care of the
rights and the identity of the Australians that helps in facilitating economic interests of state.
It helped in the inclusion of the indigenous Australians within that of the neo-liberal economy
of Australia. According to Johnson, Porter and Jackson (2017), the neo-liberal planning
helped in examining the local arrangements that helps the indigenous people in acting as the
agent of the recognition. It helped the local governments in Australia in exercising greater
control over that of redistributive effect of the revenues along with the expenditures. It played
a crucial role in addressing the social exclusion of the indigenous people in Australia that
helped in addressing the disadvantage of the indigenous Australians. It has been stated by
Porter (2017) that the neo liberal planning helped the people in the dominated social position
in turning away from that of the institutionalised hierarchies of power that played an
important role in shaping the social order.
The neoliberal governance in Australia has helped in shifting to that of the state
recognition. This shift has helped in the creation of contexts that can help in the recognition
of the indigenous Australians. According to Wensing and Porter (2016), neo liberal age in
Australia has helped in the international recognition of that of the indigenous rights of
Australians. The United Nations Declaration has acted like a landmark that has helped in
setting standards pertaining to treatment of the indigenous people in Australia. Provisions
containing within United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples