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...

Globalization may be less inimitable than is commonly assumed. The newest iteration of the global capitalist economy has fundamentally altered the power relationships between multinational corporations and localities, but not, as is commonly presumed, overwhelmingly to the advantage of...

Using economic development and entrepreneurship among Aboriginal people in Canada as a particular instance of Indigenous entrepreneurship, the authors argue that the strong tie between the entrepreneurial process and the historic lands of an Indigenous group makes it possible to regard...

Indigenous populations throughout the world suffer from chronic poverty, lower education levels, and poor health. The 'second wave' of indigenous development, after direct economic assistance from outside, lies in indigenous efforts to rebuild their 'nations' and improve their lot through...

This paper examines the role that Indigenous people’s rights to land and resources pay in business and economic development in Canada and elsewhere. It does this in four parts. The first provides background information about the socioeconomic circumstances of Aboriginal people in Canada, and...

In this paper we explore the relationship between business (most notably, corporations involved in the natural resource extraction industry) and the developmental aspirations of the world’s 800 million plus Indigenous People, whose communities are among the poorest and most marginalized in the...