Journal of Economic and Social Policy Volume 13 Issue 2 Desert Knowledge CRC, Sustainable Desert Settlements Research Article 5 1-1-2010 The Economic Core? The Aboriginal Contribution to the Alice Springs/Central Australian Economy Rolf Gerritsen Charles Darwin University/Desert Knowledge Cooperative Research Centre, Sustainable Desert Settlements Research, Rolf.Gerritsen@cdu.edu.au Owen Stanley Charles Darwin University/Desert Knowledge Cooperative Research Centre, Sustainable Desert Settlements Research Natalie Stoeckl James Cook University/Desert Knowledge Cooperative Research Centre, Sustainable Desert Settlements Research ePublications@SCU is an electronic repository administered by Southern Cross University Library. Its goal is to capture and preserve the intellectual output of Southern Cross University authors and researchers, and to increase visibility and impact through open access to researchers around the world. For further information please contact epubs@scu.edu.au. Recommended Citation Gerritsen, Rolf; Stanley, Owen; and Stoeckl, Natalie (2010) "The Economic Core? The Aboriginal Contribution to the Alice Springs/ Central Australian Economy," Journal of Economic and Social Policy: Vol. 13: Iss. 2, Article 5. Available at: http://epubs.scu.edu.au/jesp/vol13/iss2/5