Main entry:

Miller, Robert J. (Professor of law), author.

Title & Author:

Reservation "capitalism" : economic development in Indian country / Robert J. Miller ; foreword by Tom Daschle.

Publication:

Lincoln : Bison Books, 2013.
©2012

Description:

viii, 208 pages ; 23 cm

Notes:
Originally published: Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, 2012.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-197) and index.
Introduction -- Historic American Indian economics and property rights -- Euro-American impacts on American Indian economies -- Current economic activity in Indian country -- Tribal gaming -- Attracting investments -- Indian entrepreneurship -- Creating reservation economies -- Conclusion.

Summary:

"Native American peoples suffer from health, educational, infrastructure, and social deficiencies of the sort that most Americans who live outside tribal lands are wholly unaware of and would not tolerate. Indians are the poorest people in the United States, and their reservations are appallingly poverty-stricken; not surprisingly, they suffer from the numerous social pathologies that invariably accompany such economic conditions. Historically, most tribal communities were prosperous, composed of healthy, vibrant societies sustained over hundreds and in some instances perhaps even thousands of years. By creating sustainable economic development on reservations, however, gradual long-term change can be effected, thereby improving the standard of living and sustaining tribal cultures. Reservation "Capitalism" relates the true history, describes present-day circumstances, and sketches the potential future of Indian communities and economics. It provides key background information on indigenous economic systems and property-rights regimes in what is now the United States and explains how the vast majority of Native lands and natural resource assets were lost. Robert J. Miller focuses on strategies for establishing public and private economic activities on reservations and for creating economies in which reservation inhabitants can be employed, live, and have access to the necessities of life, circumstances ultimately promoting complete tribal self-sufficiency."-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9780803246317 (pbk. alk. paper)
0803246315 (pbk. alk. paper)

Subject:

Indians of North America Economic conditions.
Economic development United States.
Gambling on Indian reservations United States.
Indian business enterprises United States.
Développement économique États-Unis.
Jeux de hasard dans les réserves indiennes États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE Ethnic Studies Native American Studies.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Economic History.
Economic development.
Economic history.
Gambling on Indian reservations.
Indian business enterprises.
United States Economic conditions.
États-Unis Conditions économiques.
United States.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 316964
Call No.: 316964
Copy: 1
Status: Available