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Revisiting accounting’s role in past injustice: Income management and the case of Aboriginal apprenticeship programs in NSW

Year: 2012

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Purpose The purpose of this Australian case study is to examine how accounting was used to facilitate the indenture of Aboriginal children under government negotiated labour contracts in NSW during the period 1883 – 1950. Design/methodology/approach This is an historical paper which draws on a combination of archival records and secondary sources. The paper applies a governmentality approach and extends this perspective to highlight the salient role of pastoral power in administrative sites of governance. Findings The case study of the Aboriginal apprenticeship programs provides a history of the present which narrates an uneasy history of the relationship between accounting and calculative technologies and the government of Aboriginal peoples.

Source: Research Online (University of Wollongong)

Authors: Susan Greer, Dean Neu

Language: English

Topic: Accounting Theory and Financial Reporting

Subfield: Accounting

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Reduced inequalities, Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W831199376

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